JAXA Optimistic Hayabusa 2 Gathered Asteroid Sample

Credit: Hayabusa 2: JAXA
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 mission team thinks there is “high potential” that the first attempt at a sample collection from the surface of the near Earth asteroid Ryugu was successful. A post-contact science analysis continues, along with preparations for a second...

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