The probe's first encounter will be with the asteroid Eurybates in August 2027. According to NASA, Lucy will conduct four ...

S cientists had high hopes for the sample of asteroid Ryugu collected by the Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe. The actual findings ...

See multiple views from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft's touching down on asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Credit: JAXA/U. Tokyo/Kochi ...

What minerals within the grain samples from asteroid Ryugu that returned to Earth can teach scientists about this intriguing ...

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu, brought back to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe, has revealed a fiery mineral that no one ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...

The rocks and soil samples from asteroid Ryugu have provided new insights into the nature of primitive asteroids and the formation of the Solar Syste ...

On that fateful day, an asteroid detonated above the remote Siberian wilderness in Russia, unleashing a force equivalent to 185 atomic bombs dropped on Japan's Hiroshima. The blast leveled ...

Masaaki Miyahara said it’s like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice - suggesting either a surprising local environment or ...

The H2A has carried several important satellites that support social infrastructure. Those include the geostationary ...

The pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu returned by the Hayabusa2 mission on December 6, 2020, have been vital to improving ...