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Black ‘sand-like’ asteroid dust found in capsule brought back by Japanese probe – Japan Today
Black sandy dust found in a capsule brought to Earth by a Japanese space probe is from the distant asteroid Ryugu, scientists confirmed after opening it on Monday….
Black sandy dust found in a capsule brought to Earth by a Japanese space probe is from the distant asteroid Ryugu, scientists confirmed after opening it on Monday.
The discovery comes a week after the Hayabusa-2 probe dropped off its capsule, which entered the atmosphere in a streak of light before landing in the Australian desert and then being transported to Japan.
The Japanese space agency (JAXA) released a picture of a small deposit of sooty material inside the metal box — a first glimpse at…
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