NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by ...

Asteroids have long fascinated scientists as remnants of the early solar system, offering clues about the origins of our ...

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...

It is clear that as demand for minerals surges due to green energy transition, asteroids could offer a virtually limitless ...

Kawasaki might be better known for its dirt bikes, but it actually has a hand in some of the most sophisticated aeronautical ...

open image in gallery Image captured by Rover-1B, and provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the surface of asteroid Ryugu (Jaxa via AP) In 2018, Japan made history by ...

The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

In 2018, Japan made history by landing two cookie jar-sized jumping rovers onto the rocky asteroid Ryugu about 280 million km (170 million miles) away from Earth. The short-lived robots used the ...

Analysis of asteroid Ryugu samples provides insights into the magnetic forces that shaped the outer solar system billions of years ago. Tiny grains from asteroid Ryugu are revealing clues to the ...

Landing on a dark comet would probably look similar to Hayabusa2’s rendezvous with the Ryugu asteroid.