Space.com July 19, 2026 • 10:00

Scientists told them, 'No, it's too dangerous,' but they did it anyway: Inside Japan's super-close asteroid flyby - Space

By Andrew Jones

Scientists told them, 'No, it's too dangerous,' but they did it anyway: Inside Japan's super-close asteroid flyby - Space

A last-minute proposal saw Hayabusa2 whizz within just 800 meters of a near-Earth asteroid.

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