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After spending more than a year studying Ryugu, an asteroid some 180 million miles away, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has returned to drop off some samples.

Your Asteroid Uber is Here

"We collected the treasure box. The capsule collection was perfectly done."

Japanese Spacecraft Returns Asteroid Samples to Earth

Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe started making its long trek back to Earth after collecting asteroid rock samples some 186 million miles away.

Long Ride Home

The tiny spacecraft has nearly 200 million miles to cover.

Japanese Space Probe Returning to Earth, With Chunks of Asteroid

Watch footage of Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 return to the site of where it bombed asteroid Ruyugu in order to scoop up rock samples.

Asteroid Blaster

The spacecraft left a 10-meter crater when it bombed the asteroid's surface in April.

Watch a Japanese Spacecraft Grab Rock Samples From Tiny Asteroid

Japan's asteroid bomb created a crater much larger than expected, leading scientists to wonder if there's something they don't know about the asteroid.

Crater Nation

It turns out, the projectile packed more of a punch than anticipated.

New Image Shows Aftermath of Japan's Asteroid Bomb

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released a video of the asteroid bombing mission recently undertaken by its Hayabusa2 spacecraft.

Bombs Away

See the projectile's launch from Hayabusa2's perspective.

Japan Releases Video of Its Spacecraft Bombing an Asteroid

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 just touched down on the surface of Ryugu for the third time to collect samples after firing a bullet at its surface.

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