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Hayabusa2 to drop capsule to Earth with ancient asteroid samples – The Japan Times
A Japanese space probe is set to drop a capsule containing two samples from the 4.6-billion-year-old Ryugu asteroid above Earth on Saturday, as scientists
Coober Pedy, Australia – A Japanese space probe is set to drop a capsule containing two samples from the 4.6-billion-year-old Ryugu asteroid above Earth on Saturday, as scientists await the arrival of materials that could help explain the origin of life.
The capsule, to be released from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 space probe, is due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere early Sunday before landing in a desert of southern Australia, according to JAXA.
The specimens, which are estimated…
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