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After six years and 6bn km, Japan’s Hayabusa2 prepares to bring home cargo of asteroid dust – The Guardian
Japanese craft collected dust from the asteroid Ryugu that scientists hope could shed light on the origins of life

JapanJapanese craft collected dust from the asteroid Ryugu that scientists hope could shed light on the origins of life
The last time Hayabusa2 was seen with the naked eye, Barack Obama was president of the United States and Brexit was a distant Europhobe fantasy.
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