Japan space capsule contains black particles, possible asteroid samples

The capsule brought back by the Hayabusa2 space probe last week contained black particles that may be from a distant asteroid, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Monday.Confirmation that the samples are from the Ryugu asteroid will prove that the mission was successful and allow JAXA to conduct further analysis on the origins of life and the solar system.The space agency said earlier that if the samples share the same black color as Ryugu, it would be almost certain that they were from the asteroid.Hayabusa2, which left Earth in 2014 to travel millions of kilometers, ultimately tou…READ FULL ARTICLE