TOKYO -- Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe has successfully fired a bomblike projectile at an asteroid in the first attempt at artificially forming a crater to see what lies below the surface, with hopes of illuminating the evolution of the solar system and life.
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Spacecraft Hayabusa2 drops bomb and punches crater in asteroid
Japanese probe aims to expose secrets of the solar system
A rendering of Hayabusa2 landing on a crater on the asteroid Ryugu. (Image courtesy of JAXA)
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