A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called “S-lunar,” contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm) that will ...

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil — mysterious glassy fragments forged ...

A team of researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, discovered that liquid water once flowed on the asteroid that spawned near-Earth asteroid Ryugu more than a billion years after it ...

To uncover the history of our solar system, it is necessary to study the dynamic evolution of the ancient solar nebula ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Electron microscope images of a chondrule-like object and CAI in the Ryugu samples. Credit: Tohoku University In June 2018, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft retrieved samples from asteroid Ryugu and ...

Asteroids are no longer just celestial curiosities on a telescope chart; they are emerging as test beds for a new resource economy that could reshape how humanity powers industry, builds ...

Scientists discovered that liquid water once flowed on the asteroid that spawned near-Earth asteroid Ryugu more than a billion years after it first formed. We have a relatively good understanding of ...