Asteroid Ryugu

162173 Ryugu, provisional designation 1999 JU3, is a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.

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'Like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice': How a surprise mineral could change the history of asteroid Ryugu

Astronomers discovered a wholly unexpected mineral in asteroid Ryugu

Scientists Uncover Ancient Salt Deposits on Asteroid Ryugu – Was There Water?

Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar system

How Tiny Fragments Unlocked the Hidden 4-Billion-Year History of Asteroid Ryugu

Asteroid Ryugu: The Space Rock That Could Explain Life on Earth

A new birthplace for asteroid Ryugu

Asteroid Ryugu holds secrets of our solar system's past, present and future

Probing the effects of interplanetary space on asteroid Ryugu

Micrometeoroid Bombardment and Magnetic Fields: Decoding the Effects of Interplanetary Space on Asteroid Ryugu

Unlocking the Mysteries of Life: Scientists Decode Asteroid Ryugu’s Cometary Organic Matter

Seeds of Life? Samples Taken From Asteroid Ryugu Contain Traces of Comet Particles

Asteroid Ryugu Contained Bonus Comet Particles

What would happen if the asteroid Ryugu hit Earth?

Asteroid Ryugu Contains Niacin (aka Vitamin B3)

Scientists Find Vitamin B3 and Uracil in Samples from Asteroid Ryugu

Scientists have discovered the chemical compound uracil, one of the building blocks of RNA, in just 10 milligrammes of material from the asteroid Ryugu

Building block of life found in sample from asteroid Ryugu

Component of RNA Found in Asteroid Ryugu Samples