Black 'sand-like' asteroid dust found in box from Japan probe

Black 'sand-like' asteroid dust found in box from Japan probe

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Tokyo (AFP) Dec 14, 2020

Black sandy dust found in a capsule brought to Earth by a Japanese space probe is from the distant asteroid Ryugu, scientists confirmed after opening it on Monday. The discovery comes a week after the Hayabusa-2 probe dropped off its capsule, which entered the atmosphere in a streak of light before landing in the Australian desert and then being transported to Japan. The Japanese space a

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