Asteroids have long fascinated scientists as remnants of the early solar system, offering clues about the origins of our ...
NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by ...
Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...
Samples taken from the space-returned piece of asteroid Ryugu were collected and prepared under strict anti-contamination controls. Inside the cleanest of clean rooms, a tiny particle was ...
The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...
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 ...
It is clear that as demand for minerals surges due to green energy transition, asteroids could offer a virtually limitless ...
An asteroid the size of a school bus is heading towards our planet, zipping past us twice as close as our own moon today. The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is one of the first handful of asteroids ...
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 ...