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Asteroid samples leave Japanese scientists ‘speechless’ – The Guardian
Scientists hope dust will shed light on formation of universe and offer clues about how life began on Earth
JapanScientists hope dust will shed light on formation of universe and offer clues about how life began on Earth
Tue 15 Dec 2020 15.56 GMT
Scientists in Japan said they were left amazed when they saw how much asteroid dust was inside a capsule delivered by the Hayabusa-2 space probe.
The Japanese probe collected surface dust and pristine material last year from the asteroid Ryugu, about 200m miles (300m km) away, during two daring phases of its six-year mission.
This month, it dropped off a capsule…
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