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Hayabusa to start joyrney home

After the landing on asteroid Itokawa, the Hayabusa probe hovered about three miles from the asteroid and appeared to be shaking due to a possible gas leak from a thruster.

The probe shut down all its engines Saturday and switched to solar power while scientists investigated the problem. But the probe appears to be stabilizing, and JAXA plans to re-ignite its engines by Dec. 10 for the return journey.

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