Japan Launches New Space Probe
Following the epic voyage of the first Hayabusa space probe to the asteroid Itokawa (named after Japan’s first Nobel Laureate in science) – and back, Japan last week launched a new and improved version. Its mission? Nothing less than seeking to uncover the mystery of life.
The space probe Hayabusa-2 set off Dec. 3 from the Tanegashima Space Center for a …
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