Mission Impossible? Asteroid the Size of a House Poses New Challenge for Hayabusa2

Mission Impossible? Asteroid the Size of a House Poses New Challenge for Hayabusa2

Astronomers have discovered that asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Japan’s Hayabusa2 extended mission, is far smaller and faster-spinning than previously thought. Astronomers have conducted a new study of the asteroid 1998 KY26 using observatories across the globe, including the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT). Their findings show that the asteroid is [...]