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Bad news, folks: those samples from the asteroid Ryugu appear to have been contaminated by life here on Earth.

Signs of Life in Asteroid Sample Turn Out to Be Something Embarrassing

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have discovered "cometary organic matter" while studying samples from Ryugu, a near-Earth asteroid.

Scientists Find Organic Matter in Sample From Distant Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's analysis of Ryugu asteroid samples revealed chemical compounds that support the theory that space dust contains the building blocks for life.

NASA First Look at Japanese Asteroid Samples Reveal the Building Blocks for Life

By Noor Al-Sibai

Japanese scientists have analyzed asteroid dust collected the by the country's Hayabusa2 spacecraft and found "clues to the origin of life on Earth

Japanese Scientists: This Asteroid’s Samples Contain “Clues to the Origin of Life”

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at Japan's space agency were left speechless upon opening asteroid samples collected by spacecraft Hayabusa-2.

Scientist Left “Speechless” After Opening Asteroid Samples

By Victor Tangermann

After spending more than a year studying Ryugu, an asteroid some 180 million miles away, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has returned to drop off some samples.

Japanese Spacecraft Returns Asteroid Samples to Earth

By Victor Tangermann

Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe started making its long trek back to Earth after collecting asteroid rock samples some 186 million miles away.

Science & Energy

Japanese Space Probe Returning to Earth, With Chunks of Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

Watch footage of Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 return to the site of where it bombed asteroid Ruyugu in order to scoop up rock samples.

Watch a Japanese Spacecraft Grab Rock Samples From Tiny Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

Japan's asteroid bomb created a crater much larger than expected, leading scientists to wonder if there's something they don't know about the asteroid.

Science & Energy

New Image Shows Aftermath of Japan’s Asteroid Bomb

By Kristin Houser

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released a video of the asteroid bombing mission recently undertaken by its Hayabusa2 spacecraft.

Science & Energy

Japan Releases Video of Its Spacecraft Bombing an Asteroid

By Kristin Houser

The bombing isn't an act of space vandalism. The goal is to blow a 10-meter crater in asteroid in order to see what it looks like on the inside.

Science & Energy

Japan Lobs Bomb to Blow Hole in Asteroid… For Science

By Jon Christian

JAXA releases a video of its Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully landing on tiny asteroid Ryugu and shooting it with a bullet.

New Video Shows Japanese Probe Shooting Asteroid With Bullet

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 just touched down on the surface of Ryugu for the third time to collect samples after firing a bullet at its surface.

Japan Just Landed a Robot Spacecraft on an Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

A team at Japanese space agency JAXA is preparing to shoot a metallic bullet at the surface of Ryugu, a tiny 1km asteroid.

A Japanese Spacecraft Is About to Shoot an Asteroid With a Bullet

By Victor Tangermann

Pour One out for MASCOT, the Asteroid-Exploring Lander

Pour One out for MASCOT, the Asteroid-Exploring Lander

By Kristin Houser

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28

By Victor Tangermann