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Japan Aerospace Agency JAXA’s asteroid-exploring Hayabusa2 probe successfully blasted off on Wednesday. The spacecraft will study the asteroid's surface before blowing up a portion of the space rock.
Hayabusa2 will collect material from an asteroid called 1999 JU3. JAXA says the asteroid is C-type (carbonaceous) — a rocky asteroid whose rocks might contain organic matter and water. Hayabusa2 is expected to reach the asteroid in 2018. It's slated to return to Earth near the end of 2020.
By studying materials from a C-type asteroid, JAXA says it aims to learn about the origin of life on Earth. That’s because many of the organic materials here on our planet may be “strongly connected” to those found on asteroids Read more...
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