Tag: Ryugu
Asteroid Ryugu is made of dust grains older than the Sun!
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The water of the oceans would come from asteroids according to the samples of Ryugu
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Dust grains older than the Sun found on asteroid Ryugu
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Asteroid Ryugu has the essential ingredients for life
In 2019, nearly 200 million kilometers from our Earth, a Japanese probe – the Hayabusa-2 probe – landed on a asteroid to collect some samples. Just over five grams in…
The asteroid Ryugu visited by the Hayabusa 2 space probe is in fact an extinct comet
It’s been about two centuries since we discovered the existence of asteroids but millennia with regard to that of comets. However, it was not until the second half of the…
Asteroid Ryugu could be an extinct comet
It’s been about two centuries since we discovered the existence of asteroids but millennia for that of comets. However, it was not until the second half of the twentiethand century…
Asteroid: Ryugu samples confronted with data from Hayabusa 2
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Asteroid: Ryugu samples reveal their first secrets
Just over a year ago, the Hayabusa-2 probe brought back samples from the asteroid Ryugu. The first analyzes of this material reveal unexpected information, questioning our knowledge of the history…
Asteroid Ryugu samples begin to reveal their secrets
Just over a year ago, the Hayabusa-2 probe brought back samples from the asteroid Ryugu. The first analyzes of this material reveal unexpected information, questioning our knowledge of the history…