Japan's Hayabusa2 capsule likely to have landed on Earth

The capsule from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 space probe is likely to have landed on Sunday in a southern Australian desert, the agency said, carrying what scientists hope to be samples from the ancient Ryugu asteroid that could help explain the origin of life. The capsule was sighted before dawn re-entering Earth's atmosphere as a bright fireball lasting several dozen seconds as the heat shield protecting it likely reached temperatures of approximately 3,000 C during its descent. If its mission was successful, the capsule will contain two samples from the Ryugu asteroid, including the world's first subsurface asteroid sample. Scientists believe that organic matter and...