Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu.
Thu Mar 23 2023
Asteroid sample arrives in Japan after six-year space odyssey
Hayabusa2 blasted off for the asteroid Ryugu in December 2014, to collect samples of asteroid dust in a capsule
Wed Dec 09 2020
Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on Earth
In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth on Sunday after being dropped off by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2.
Sun Dec 06 2020