Hayabusa2’s asteroid dirt may hold clues to the early solar system
After landing safely on Earth, a capsule holding samples from Ryugu is in Japan for analysis
Hayabusa2’s sample return capsule was located in south Australia shortly before dawn local time on December 6. A helicopter crew found it with its parachute draped over a tree.
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For the first time, scientists are about to get their (carefully gloved) hands on asteroid dirt so old it may contain clues to how our solar system formed and how water got to Earth.