Japan's Hayabusa2 capsule, carrying samples of asteroid Ryugu, was captured by a camera on the ground as it streaked across sky during Earth re-entry on Dec. 5, 2020. [Japanese space capsule carrying pristine asteroid samples lands in Australia](https://www.space.com/japan-hayabusa2-asteroid-samples-land-australia)

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