The Hayabusa mission refers to a Japanese space exploration project that aimed to study and collect samples from an asteroid called Itokawa.
Imagine you're on a treasure hunt in outer space, trying to gather valuable rocks from an asteroid. That's what the Hayabusa mission is like!
Asteroid: A small rocky object that orbits the Sun, usually found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Sample collection: The process of gathering and bringing back small pieces or substances for scientific study.
Space probe: An unmanned spacecraft designed to explore celestial bodies or gather data in outer space.
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