Samples of the carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu were brought to Earth by the Hayabusa2
spacecraft. We analyzed 17 Ryugu samples measuring 1 to 8 millimeters. Carbon dioxide …

Presented here are the observations and interpretations from a comprehensive analysis of
16 representative particles returned from the C-type asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 …

Hera is a planetary defense mission under development in the Space Safety and Security
Program of the European Space Agency for launch in 2024 October. It will rendezvous in …

Direct links between carbonaceous chondrites and their parent bodies in the solar system
are rare. The Winchcombe meteorite is the most accurately recorded carbonaceous …

Small bodies are among the best tracers of our Solar System's history. A large number of
space missions to small bodies (past and future) offer a unique opportunity to use these …

The near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu is expected to contain volatile
chemical species that could provide information on the origin of Earth's volatiles. Samples of …

Simple Summary Organic matter is an integral part of all living things on our planet, but
abiotic (not relating to life) organic matter can be found throughout the Solar System within …

Martian moons exploration, MMX, is the new sample return mission planned by the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) targeting the two Martian moons with the scheduled …

INTRODUCTION Carbonaceous asteroids formed early in Solar System history and
experienced varying degrees of aqueous (water-rock) and thermal alteration. Most models …

We use a novel approach to model the entire cratering process resulting from impacts on
small, weak asteroids that uses shock physics code calculations directly. We found that …