Japan Looks For Landing Sites On Mysterious Asteroid Ryugu

Back in June, Japan's Hayabusa2 mission arrived at the asteroid Ryugu, a near-Earth object that crosses our home world's orbit. The spacecraft will touch down on the surface in October. But first, scientists must find the most "pristine" location possible – the spot least weathered by the hazards of outer space.One Hayabusa2’s main goals is to return a sample of Ryugu back to Earth in 2020. Scientists are interested in asteroid samples because they provide a close-up view of how the