Hayabusa2 probe approaches Earth for swingby on way to asteroid

Hayabusa2 probe approaches Earth for swingby on way to asteroid

Makoto Yoshikawa, associate professor of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks to reporters in Sagamihara, southwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 3, 2015, after the Hayabusa2 space probe completed a swingby to set it on course for its target asteroid 300 million kilometers away. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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