Japan's Hayabusa2 flew within 800m of asteroid Torifune, while China's Tianwen-2 arrived at its target after a 1-billion-km journey, aiming to collect and return samples to Earth by 2027.

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Two significant asteroid missions unfolded this weekend. Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft flew within 800 meters of the peanut-shaped asteroid Torifune, while China's Tianwen-2 arrived at its target asteroid after traveling 1 billion km, planning to collect samples and return them to Earth in 2027.

There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend

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