Component of RNA Found in Asteroid Ryugu Samples
Samples from the asteroid Ryugu collected by the Hayabusa2 mission contain nitrogenous organic compounds, including the nucleobase uracil, which is a part of RNA. Researchers…
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Samples From Asteroid Ryugu Shed New Light on Solar System History
Although it has been nearly two years since Japanese mission Hayabusa2 returned to Earth, samples from asteroid Ryugu are still revealing valuable information about the…
“It’s Spectacular” – First Analysis of Rocks Plucked From Speeding Asteroid
Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest it’s leftover from the formation of the sun billions of years ago. Hayabusa2, an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japan…
Asteroid Ryugu Sample Brought Back to Earth Gets a Close-Up Look
Brown scientists are analyzing a tiny chunk of the asteroid Ryugu in an effort to better understand the early history of the solar system. In…
Next Target Asteroid for Hayabusa2 Photographed by Subaru Telescope
On December 10, 2020 (Hawaiʻi Standard Time), the Subaru Telescope imaged the small asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Hayabusa2’s extended mission. The positional data…
World’s First Gas Sample From Deep Space Returned With Asteroid Ryugu Material From Hayabusa2
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has confirmed that the gas collected from the sample container inside the re-entry capsule of the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2,…
NASA to Study Ryugu Asteroid Sample Collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 in New Astromaterials Research Lab
Just weeks after NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made a successful touch-and-go grab of samples from asteroid Bennu, researchers at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are looking…
Asteroid Ryugu Sample Collected in Space and Delivered to Earth – Now NASA Astrobiologists Prepare to Probe It
On December 6 local time (December 5 in the United States), Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 dropped a capsule to the ground of the Australian Outback from…
Hera Team Congratulates Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Hayabusa2’s Asteroid Sample Return
The team behind ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defense congratulates JAXA for returning Hayabusa2’s capsule to Earth laden with pristine asteroid samples. They look…
Australia-Bound Asteroid Sample From Japan’s Hayabusa2 Mission May Reveal Life’s Origins
A Japanese space mission will deliver samples collected from asteroid Ryugu in a capsule to the outback desert of Woomera in South Australia this Sunday…
Japanese Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Reveals More Secrets From Asteroid Ryugu
Ryugu’s interaction with the sun changes what we know about asteroid history. In February and July of 2019, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft briefly touched down on…
Space Agencies Across the Globe Prepare to Explore Comets and Asteroids
With Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s recent launch of the Hayabusa2 mission, NASA and other space agencies across the globe are opening up new possibilities for…
