Hayabusa-2 Snaps Stunning Close-Up Images of Asteroid Torifune during Flyby

Jul 8, 2026 - 13:15
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Hayabusa-2 Snaps Stunning Close-Up Images of Asteroid Torifune during Flyby
This image of the near-Earth asteroid Torifune was captured with the ONC-T instrument aboard JAXA’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft on July 5, 2026. Image credit: JAXA / University of Tokyo / Chiba Institute of Technology / Institute of Science Tokyo / AIST / Paris Observatory / IAC.

On July 5, 2026, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft completed the first asteroid encounter of its extended mission, flying past the two-lobed near-Earth asteroid Torifune and returning its close-up visible and thermal images.

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