Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July 5, but heated debate was needed before teams signed off on the daring attempt.
Source: [Space.com](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/asteroid-comet-missions/scientists-told-them-no-its-too-dangerous-but-they-did-it-anyway-inside-japans-super-close-asteroid-flyby)