TOKYO, June 6 (Xinhua) — Monday (June 6) sources from the Japanese Ministry of Education. More than 20 amino acids have been detected in samples collected from the surface of asteroid Ryugu, more than 300 million kilometers from Earth, by the Hayabusa2 probe. country
Local media reported that the discovered amino acid may be necessary for sustenance. and possibly hiding clues to understanding the origins of life. More than 5.4 grams of samples from asteroid Ryuku were returned to Earth in the Hayabusa2 rover’s six-year mission capsule. in December 2020
The 600-kilogram Hayabusa2 probe was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwest Japan in December 2014 and traveled more than 3.2 billion kilometers. The spacecraft landed on asteroid Ryuku several times to collect rock samples. and doing other surveys to find clues regarding the evolution of the solar system and the origin of life