Scientists told them, ‘No, it’s too dangerous,’ but they did it anyway: Inside Japan’s super-close asteroid…
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DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…
Asteroid Ryugu Contains the Fundamental Building Blocks of Life
Asteroid Ryugu. Image credits: Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). A tiny stash of asteroid dust may help answer…
Scientists Find Evidence of Flowing Water on Giant Asteroid
Today, the near-Earth asteroid known as Ryugu is bone dry. But new research suggests that the half-mile space…
Asteroid Fragment Reveals a Strange Mineral Never Seen on Earth
The asteroid Ryugu is an echo from the deep, distant past. Two tiny grains of the rock, delivered…