Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft leaves asteroid and begins return trip to Earth

Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Successfully Deploys Landers to Asteroid Ryugu's Surface

6 years and 5 billion kilometres later, a remarkable journey came to an end at Woomera yesterday. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 mission launched on 3 December 2014 travelling to Ryugu, a 4.6 billion year old asteroid orbiting the sun between Earth and Mars. The asteroid samples within the capsule will enable scientists to gain insights into the origin and evolution of the solar system. This will also help us further understand our oceans and life here on Earth. It is an incredib