Tiny fragments of a 4-billion-year-old asteroid reveal its history
In June 2018, Japan's Hayabusa 2 mission reached asteroid 162173 Ryugu. It studied the asteroid for about 15 months, ...
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Illuminating the journey of a 4-billion-year-old asteroid
Microscope image of one of the small fragments of asteroid 162173 Ryugu studied by scientists at the Advanced Photon Source. This fragment is roughly 400 microns in diameter, or about the width of ...
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Tiny fragments of a 4-billion-year-old asteroid reveal its history
Credit: ISAS/JAXA. In June 2018, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission reached asteroid 162173 Ryugu. It studied the asteroid for about 15 months, deploying small rovers and a lander, before gathering a ...
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Researchers Link Asteroid Ice to the Emergence of Life on Earth
Reference: “Evidence from 162173 Ryugu for the influence of freeze-thaw on the hydration of asteroids” by Matthew J. Genge, Natasha V. Almeida, Matthias van Ginneken, Lewis Pinault, Penelope J.
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Key components of DNA and RNA discovered in space, on Ryugu
The return of these extraterrestrial samples to Earth in 2020 opened the door to new hypotheses. These grains taken from Ryugu, an asteroid located beyond Jupiter, contain crucial elements for the ...
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Trump Taps Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, a Provocative Move President-elect Trump plans to nominate the Florida congressman, among a flurry of personnel announcements as Republicans neared ...
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Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed as the director of national intelligence by US President-elect Donald Trump. Gabbard, who switched to the Republican Party, is a ...