Hayabusa2 and Ryugu asteroid sample - Seiji Sugita, Unv. of Tokyo - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Dec. 15, 2020
Professor Seiji Sugita, researcher on the Hayabusa2 mission to the asteroid Ryugu, talks about this historic mission
This week, we are happy to be joined by Professor Seiji Sugita of the University of Tokyo, researcher on the Hayabusa2 mission to the asteroid Ryugu
This week on Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, we welcome Professor Seiji Sugita of the University of Tokyo to the show. He is a researcher on the Hayabusa2 mission which recently brought the first large sample of an asteroid to Earth.
But first, we take a look at a new study teaching us how spiders react to living in space. Next, we will journey to the exoplanet HD 106906 b, and learn what it could teach us about a possible unseen planet at the edge of our solar system. Finally, we will take a look at the first large samples of an asteroid ever to arrive on Earth, before we talk to one of the researchers on this historic mission.
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Professor Seiji Sugita of the University of Tokyo, researcher on the Hayabusa2 mission to the asteroid Ryugu, visits Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion, Dec. 15, 2020. Video credit: The Cosmic Companion
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