Hayabusa2 meets with the asteroid Ryugu

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Hayabusa2 meets with the asteroid Ryugu







	



	


		
Image of the asteroid Ryugu obtained by Hayabusa2. Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo and collaborators.

On June 27, a Japanese spacecraft reached an asteroid 300 million kilometers away from Earth to gather information about the birth of the Solar System and the origin of life after a trip of almost three and a half years.

The Japanese probe Hayabusa2, launched in December 2014, has been successfully located in an observation position 20 km away from the Ryugu asteroid, according to the Japan Space Agency, JAXA.

"We are at the beginning of an unprecedented scientific space exploration for humanity," said project director Yuichi Tsuda.

Scientists hope to find clues about what allowed life to emerge on Earth from samples taken from Ryugu, which is believed to contain relatively high amounts of organic matter and water.

Ryugu's photos show a spiky shaped asteroid and a rough surface.

The Hayabusa2 probe is in good condition and ready to begin exploring the asteroid for the next 18 months, said JAXA. The next step is to identify appropriate sites to take samples once the probe touches the asteroid.

Source: Phys.org





			




	


		

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