Japan retrieves asteroid samples in hunt for origins of planets
"I hope this will shed light on how the solar system was formed and how water was brought to Earth."
Members of JAXA collect Hayabusa2's capsule carrying the first extensive samples of an asteroid after it landed in the Woomera restricted area, Australia, December 6, 2020.(photo credit: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERS