This handout image taken by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on July 5, 2026 and released by Jiji Press on July 6, 2026 shows a view of the asteroid Torifune during a flyby of the Hayabusa2 space probe. A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid on July 5, in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks. The fridge-sized Hayabusa2 was due to fly within 800 metres (0.5 miles) of asteroid Torifune, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) scientists said earlier, a trial run to see whether such a probe could deflect a potentially dangerous space rock away from Earth. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP via Getty Images) / Japan OUT / --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / JAXA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ---