
The Rosetta spacecraft flew by asteroid 21 Lutetia on 10 July at 15:45 UT (spacecraft time), 16:10 UT (ground received time). The spacecraft came within 3162 km of the asteroid. For more, see the ESA press release.
The Japanese Hayabusa sample return capsule from asteroid Itokawa re-entered Earth's atmosphere at 13:51 UT (10:51 p.m. JST) on June 13 and its landing location confirmed at the Woomera Prohibited Area in Australia an hour later.
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