Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft
reaches cosmic 'diamond'
By Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
A Japanese spacecraft has arrived at
its target - an asteroid shaped like a
diamond or, according to some,
a spinning top
Hayabusa 2 has been travelling toward
the space rock Ryugu since launching
from the Tanegashima spaceport
in 2014. ............ ........ ........
reaches cosmic 'diamond'
By Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
A Japanese spacecraft has arrived at
its target - an asteroid shaped like a
diamond or, according to some,
a spinning top
Hayabusa 2 has been travelling toward
the space rock Ryugu since launching
from the Tanegashima spaceport
in 2014. ............ ........ ........