Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully “bombed” asteroid Ryugu in the name of scientific research. SPACE 'DUMPLING' RENDEZVOUS: JAPAN'S HAYABUSA2 SPACECRAFT ARRIVES AT ASTEROID RYUGUHayabusa2 is operating normally, JAXA confirmed in a statement. WATER ON ASTEROID BENNU COULD MEAN 'PAY DIRT' FOR SPACE MINERSIn September Hayabusa2 lowered two MINERVA-II1 rovers onto space rock Ryugu. Despite being dogged with problems, the mission collected a number of asteroid samples, which returned to Earth with Hayabusa in June 2010. The space agency’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reached asteroid Bennu on Dec. 3, 2018, after traveling more than 1 billion miles through space.

Source: Fox News April 05, 2019 17:37 UTC