A perfect view of the asteroid capsule's Earth return

A perfect view of the asteroid capsule's Earth returnA perfect view of the asteroid capsule's Earth return External link

Nothing can prevent it now. Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft is heading home after its seven-year round-trip to the asteroid Itokawa. I wrote earlier in the week about some of the woes Hayabusa experienced as it tried to grab dusty fragments from Itokawa's surface, and now it faces one last challenge.

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