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Researchers have found RNA nucleobases in samples retrieved from asteroid Ryugu. The samples were collected by the Japanese Space Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which harvested the samples in 2019 before returning to Earth in 2020. An international team led by Associate Professor Yasuhiro Oba at Hokkaido University... Read more...
Samples that were collected from the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission were received just over one year ago back here on Earth. Scientists have been busy trying to unlock some mysteries to the origin of our Solar System ever since. Space agencies and scientists have been searching for clues to unlock the origin story of... Read more...