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
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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