<p>Throughout 2019, this Japanese probe collected multiple samples from this near Earth asteroid, including a memorable operation that blew a hole in the space rock’s surface. After returning to Earth, it ejected a sample capsule that is on course to touch down in the Australian outback on Sunday (it will be Saturday in the United States during the operation). Read more about Hayabusa2 and the mission to recover its samples here: <a href="https://nyti.ms/39IGFif">https://nyti.ms/39IGFif</a></p>