Asteroid Samples arrive in Japan as Hayabusa 2 finishes its Six-year Space excursion

Japanese researchers and scientists are rejoicing as samples of an asteroid 300 million kms from Earth arrived in Japan on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. expedition Hayabusa 2 which brought asteroid samples home was welcomed with applause and smiles, as Japanese researchers celebrated climax of a six-year odyssey.   probe was pursuing origins of life. 

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Hayabusa 2 plunges to upon its return, lands in Australia 

A report in BBC states that Hayabusa2, which was named for peregrine falcon, h blasted off for asteroid Ryugu in December 2014. probe overcame an unexpectedly rough landing surface when it reached asteroid and attempted to collect samples of asteroid dust in a capsule. Upon its return to Earth, capsule plunged to earth in Australia on Sunday, December 6, and was flown to Japan.

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final st of its journey towards Japan’s Aero Exploration ncy (JAXA)  was covered by a bus. research centre is located outside Tokyo, where gleaming researchers stood and greeted probe. return of Hayabusa 2 was followed by a news conference in which, project manr Yuichi Tsuda stated that capsule h returned, and its return h filled him realisation that it h gone all way to asteroid and back came welling up.

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Why study Asteroid samples to understand origin of life on Earth?

A report on NASA’s official website reveals that asteroids are believed to have formed at dawn of solar system. Hence, many scientists say that sample may contain organic matter that could have contributed to life on Earth. Hayabusa2 h orbited above Ryugu for a few months before landing. While landing probe used small explosives to blast a crater and collected resulting debris, with expectation that some 100 milligrams may have been gared. After dropping off capsule, probe n changed it’s course, heing back into .

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Next up comes opening capsule. BBC report states that researcher Tomohiro Usui has stated that by as early as next week it may be kwn if sufficient material has been collected.  work will be extremely delicate. capsule will have to be opened very delicately so as t to break it.