Could the asteroid Ryugu be a remnant of an extinct comet? Scientists now answer
Journal Reference: Hitoshi Miura, Eizo Nakamura, Tak Kunihiro. The Asteroid 162173 Ryugu: a Cometary Origin. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2022; 925 (2): L15 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ac4bd5 The successor to this mission, called Hayabusa2, was completed near the end of 2020, bringing back material from Asteroid 162173 “Ryugu,” along with a collection of images and data gathered … Read more