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Soil samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa 2 space probe contain organic substances, a discovery that will likely provide clues to the origin of life on Earth, according to ...

Researchers have found more than 20 different amino acids, the building blocks of life, in soil samples Japan’s Hayabusa 2 space probe brought back from the asteroid Ryugu, according to sources.

Before it heads back to Earth, the mothership will touch down upon the asteroid Ryugu and attempt to collect a sample. Hayabusa 2 builds on the success of the original Hayabusa project.

The asteroid sample, coded A0180, was collected by the Japanese Space Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 probe in 2018. This mission ... microorganisms in the Ryugu sample raises significant questions ...

The new study was undertaken using pieces of the asteroid Ryugu, which was landed on by a Japanese spacecraft called Hayabusa-2 in 2018. When it did, it collected samples and then dropped them ...

Scientists have revealed the results of studies on samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu. Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission collected the samples in 2018 and 2019 (via Space.com). The results include a ...