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  "id": 6991052,
  "title": "Japan's Hayabusa2 achieves first-ever laser ranging experiment with an asteroid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/japans-hayabusa2-achieves-first-ever-laser-ranging-experiment-with-an",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-japan-hayabusa2-laser-ranging-asteroid.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached another milestone this summer, a first for space agencies. On Sunday, July 5, the probe conducted the first successful laser-ranging experiment during a flyby of asteroid Torifune, the first exploration target of Hayabusa2's Extended Mission. This latest milestone will advance the capabilities of JAXA and other space…",
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  "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."
}