Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping ...

According to a study conducted by University of Tokyo researchers, Ryugu maintained a "pristine record" of late water activity. By examining the lutetium and hafnium isotopes in their rock samples, ...

This time last year, scientists got their hands on some very rare space rocks — specifically, 5.4 grams of material from the near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu, which was returned to Earth via the ...

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature, scientists have revealed an astonishing discovery about the asteroid Ryugu, showing that liquid water flowed through its parent body much later than ...

How did life come about? The answer to this question goes to the very heart of our existence on planet Earth. Did life simply arise from chemical reactions among organic compounds in a primordial soup ...

Early in the morning on Dec. 6, 2020, JAXA’s Hayabusa2’s sample-return capsule streaked through the sky over Woomera, Australia. The heat-shielded capsule, packed with material blasted from the ...

We have not yet confirmed the origin of the artificial object (人工物). A projectile was used during the sample collection and it is possible that this is aluminium separated from the sampler horn at ...

NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by ...

Samples returned to Earth by a Japanese asteroid mission are the most untouched materials ever studied in the solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Hayabusa2 spacecraft reveals new clues about the early solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A Japanese spacecraft ...

In 2018, the Japanese space agency’s Hayabusa2 probe visited the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, which occasionally traverses our world’s orbit (but has yet to come dangerously close). It extracted a tiny ...

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft is exploring Ryugu, an asteroid thought to contain rubble from the early solar system. Asteroids are thought to be the source for much of the water on Earth, but Hayabusa2 ...