{
  "id": 11402130,
  "title": "World : Japan's Hayabusa2 Asteroid Probe's Last Working Ion Engine Malfunctions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/world-japans-hayabusa2-asteroid-probes-last-working-ion-engine",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:09:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2614636"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TOKYO, Oct 2 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japan’s Hayabusa2 space probe has suffered a malfunction in the last of its working ion engines, an official of the country's space agency said Friday, adding that it aims to continue the asteroid mission by combining the probe's remaining operational functions, Kyodo News reported.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "Last Working Engine of Hayabusa2 Asteroid Probe Breaks Down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/last-working-engine-of-hayabusa2-asteroid-probe-breaks-down",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:17:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Last working engine of Hayabusa2 asteroid probe breaks down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/last-working-engine-of-hayabusa2-asteroid-probe-breaks-down-11179557",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:36:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}