Article #70197
South China Morning Post - World News
| Title | Japan space probe, size of a fridge, flies near asteroid in planet defence test | Source | South China Morning Post - World News |
| Description | A Japanese space probe performed a fly-by of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday, in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks. The fridge-sized Hayabusa2 was due to fly within 800 metres (0.5 miles) of asteroid Torifune, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) scientists said earlier, a trial run to see whether such a probe could deflect a potentially dangerous space rock away from Earth. The mission comes after Nasa deliberately smashed a spacecraft into... | ||
| Link | https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3359493/japan-space-probe-size-fridge-flies-near-asteroid-planet-defence-test?utm_source=rss_feed | Published At | 2026-07-05 11:43:04 (1 week ago) |
| Created At | 2026-07-05 11:44:19 | Updated At | 2026-07-05 11:44:19 |