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 asteroid and the rest of the solar system? This is what a recent study ...

A mineral that forms in hot, iron-rich conditions has been found in material from the asteroid Ryugu — which formed in cold conditions.

- Djerfisherite found in Ryugu samples presents unexpected findings. It suggests a complex formation history of primitive asteroids, which could reshape understanding of Solar System's early material ...

Researchers find a mineral called djerfisherite in a Ryugu grain, which supposedly forms in circumstances that the asteroid is not known to face.

A microscopic grain from asteroid Ryugu, delivered by Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe, revealed a fiery mineral that shouldn’t exist there. The unexpected find is raising new questions about asteroid ...

Jerusalem Post / Science Hiroshima University Discovers Rare Mineral on Asteroid Ryugu, Challenging Space Theories Masaaki Miyahara said it’s like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice ...

The pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu returned by the Hayabusa2 mission on December 6, 2020, have been vital to improving our understanding of primitive asteroids and the formation of the Solar ...

A surprising discovery from a tiny grain of asteroid Ryugu has rocked scientists' understanding of how our Solar System evolved. Researchers found djerfisherite—a mineral typically born in ...

The pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu returned by the Hayabusa2 mission on December 6, 2020, have been vital to improving the understanding of primitive asteroids and the formation of the solar ...

Serendipitous discovery of djerfisherite in Ryugu grain challenges current paradigm of the nature of primitive asteroids.

The infrared spectral characteristics of organic-rich acid residues prepared from Ryugu samples returned by the JAXA Hayabusa2 mission generally match those from unheated carbonaceous chondrite ...