Hayabusa2 Torifune Flyby Succeeds: Why Japan's Veteran Probe Keeps Chasing Asteroids
On July 5, Hayabusa2 passed 800 meters from asteroid Torifune at 5 km/s, its first major win since 2020. A look at why Japan keeps flying a retired probe, the road to 1998 KY26, and how it compares to NASA's OSIRIS-APEX.