Potential 'origin of life' found on asteroid by Japanese scientists - TweakTown


6/14/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Adam Hunt

The Hayabusa2 spacecraft made by JAXA has returned samples from the Ryugu asteroid that contain 23 different types of amino acids.

A study on the asteroid Ryugu titled "Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites" has been published in the journal Science. Researchers have analyzed… [+1533 chars]

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