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Japan Captures Stunning Two-Headed Asteroid In Daring Historic Flyby

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July 9, 2026 • 50 views
Original source: Hot Hardware
Japan Captures Stunning Two-Headed Asteroid In Daring Historic Flyby

Japan’s veteran Hayabusa2 spacecraft recently completed a daring, ultra-close flyby of the asteroid Torifune, sending home the first-ever close-ups of a bizarre "two-headed" asteroid located 62 million miles from Earth. JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration …

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