Hayabusa2 space probe successfully launched

Hayabusa2 space probe successfully launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Staff applaud on Dec. 3, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima after the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 was separated from the H-IIA F26 following liftoff. Hayabusa2's mission is to explore one of the C-type asteroids in the universe and bring retrieved materials to Earth. (Kyodo)

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