Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailJapan’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft has detonated an explosive charge on the Ryugu asteroid , according to reports. The spacecraft has been exploring the asteroid since February, and is now attempting to create a 10 metre-wide artificial crater. During the experiment, an explosive device called a Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) was released by Hayabusa-2. (Image: JAXA)The spacecraft then moved to the other side of the asteroid to ensure it was shielded from any flying debris. "We will try to find that artificial crater two weeks later, by descending to a lower altitude and making extensive observations."

Source: Daily Mirror April 05, 2019 08:15 UTC