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Dust From Ryugu Asteroid Is Older Than The Solar System
According to unrelated studies, the space object originated in the outer solar system. 
According to unrelated studies, the space object originated in the outer solar system. -
Hayabusa2 Scientists Get More Asteroid Dust Than Expected
Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid were better than hoped for. Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid were better than hoped for. -
Hayabusa2: Japan Asteroid Sample Lands Successfully On Earth
The space capsule with material from a space rock called Ryugu parachuted down near Woomera in South Australia, amidst excitement and applause. 
The space capsule with material from a space rock called Ryugu parachuted down near Woomera in South Australia, amidst excitement and applause. -
Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Prepares for Asteroid Soil Capture and Return to Earth
Following the successful landing of its two mini-rovers on the asteroid Ryugu on Sept. 22, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft prepares for the next critical parts of its mission -- deploying the heavy Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) rover to the surface and returning to Earth with asteroid soil samples on December 2020. 
Following the successful landing of its two mini-rovers on the asteroid Ryugu on Sept. 22, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft prepares for the next critical parts of its mission -- deploying the heavy Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) rover to the surface and returning to Earth with asteroid soil samples on December 2020.
