Science photo

Prof. Dr Falko Langenhorst (r.) and Dr Dennis Harries examine rock samples of only a few micrometres in size from the asteroid "Ryugu" with an electron microscope.

Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

Here, Prof. Dr Falko Langenhorst (r.) and Dr Dennis Harries examine rock samples of only a few micrometres in size from the asteroid »Ryugu« with an electron microscope. The researchers hope to gain new insights into the formation of our solar system. The Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2 collected the extraterrestrial material from the celestial body in 2019 and sent it to Earth in a sample capsule.