Hayabusa2 probe approaches Earth for swingby on way to asteroid

Hayabusa2 probe approaches Earth for swingby on way to asteroid

Takeshi Inoue, the head curator at the Akashi Municipal Planetarium, looks to view the Hayabusa2 space probe through a telescope in the western Japan city of Akashi on Dec. 3, 2015. The probe made its closest approach to the Earth to perform a swingby to set it on course for its target asteroid 300 million kilometers, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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