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Ryugu soil samples

Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are older than the planets and contain building blocks of life

Samples returned from asteroid Ryugu are older than the planets. They are the most primitive ever analysed on Earth & give information about early solar sytem. They also contain amino acids, which are...

Composite image of asteroids Bennu and Ryugu

Video Episode 15 | Collecting Soil from Asteroids

A new Video Episode on 2 missions Collecting Soil samples from Asteroids. The missions are called Hayabusa2 & OSIRIS REx, visiting asteroids Ryugu and Bennu.

Nightingale Site on Asteroid Bennu for soil collection

Podcast Episode 18 | Collecting Soil from Asteroids

We are talking about collecting soil samples from asteroids Ryugu and Bennu via two space missions and bringing them back to Earth!