Asteroid Probe Set to "Collide" With Earth

Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 15:49 in Astronomy & Space

A spacecraft sent to study asteroids is now slated to act like one: The Hayabusa probe will be tracked during its return to Earth next June to simulate an approaching impactor.

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