Japanese space explorer Hayabusa2 on Wednesday reached its destination near a small asteroid named Ryugu about 300 million kilometers from Earth, after a more than three-year journey on a mission that may elucidate the origin of life.After traveling 3.2 billion kilometers, Hayabusa2 now hovers about 20 km above the asteroid, Japan's space agency said.
[Image photo courtesy of JAXA]The explorer will stay close to Ryugu for the next 18 months as it conducts research which could provide new insights into the evolution of the solar system and the origin o…READ FULL ARTICLE
