hayabusa 2 spacecraft

Result of a 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid shot of Japanese ship
The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft explodes the surface of Ryugu, creating a sinkhole to help scientists understand the asteroid's composition.
Japan successfully launched meteorite probes
On December 3, Japan Air Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the Hayabusa 2 meteorite exploration spacecraft.
Japan will continue to explore
The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch a spacecraft to a meteorite next year to sample soil and rock.