JAPAN’S HAYABUSA2 LEFT ASTEROID RYUGU AND NEARING EARTH TO DROP SAMPLES

Highlights –

• Japan’s Hayabusa2 left Asteroid Ryugu and nearing earth to drop samples.
• The space probe is nearing earth after a year-long journey with the asteroids soil samples.
• The data could provide clues to the origin of the solar system.
• JAXA plans to drop the capsule of the samples in Australia from 220,000 kilometers away in space.

The Japan....