On Dec. 13, 2012, a Chinese spacecraft flew by the asteroid Toutatis. Chang'e 2 launched in 2010 and was originally a lunar orbiter that China launched as part of a three-phase lunar exploration ...

One object I've worked on, 4179 Toutatis, was the target of a flyby by the Chinese Chang'e 2 spacecraft in late 2012. Asteroid missions by JAXA and NASA have also selected objects previously observed ...