Rare asteroid samples finally analysed after a six-year Japanese space mission.
The Hayabusa-2 mission's goal was to investigate an asteroid that could potentially shed new light on the early formation of the Solar System. Now, new studies are starting to emerge based on investigations and analyses of the Ryugu samples collected by JAXA., scientists said the samples suggest asteroids may have been one of the primary sources of water during the Earth's early formation.
In June, another study highlighted organic material found on Ryugu, suggesting the building blocks of life, amino acids, may have come from asteroids. In the new study, published Monday, August 15, the scientists wrote that "volatile and organic-rich C-type asteroids may have been one of the main sources of Earth's water. The delivery of volatiles to the Earth is still a subject of notable debate."
Crucially, the organic materials discovered "in Ryugu particles, identified in this study, probably represent one important source of volatiles." The scientists say these materials may have had an "outer Solar System origin," though they concede that they were "unlikely to be the only source of volatiles delivered to the early Earth."Hayabusa-2 was launched in 2014.
As for the Hayabusa-2 space probe, it's currently on another sample-collecting mission. After dropping the Ruygu sample capsule, the spacecraft avoided reentry, and it is now traveling to a smaller, 30m-wide asteroid, with arrival scheduled for 2031., is making its way to an asteroid named Dimorphos to test whether a spacecraft can successfully alter a hazardous asteroid's trajectory.Be the first to read our latest stories, analysis, and trend-spotting on tech from every corner on earth.
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