JAXA shows the sub-surface samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu
The agency opened chamber "B" of Hayabusa2's sample capsule.
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Japan's space agency shows off samples collected from asteroid Ryugu
The agency also confirmed it gathered the first gas samples from deep space.
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe returns its asteroid sample to Earth
Scientists will learn much more about asteroid 1998 KY26.
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