He told Japan Today: "The Murchison meteorite opened a window on the origin of organics on Earth because these rocks were found to contain simple amino acids as well as abundant water."We will examine whether Ryugu is a potential source of organic matter and water on Earth when the solar system was forming, and whether these still remain intact on the asteroid."Scientists hope the materials will help to unlock the secrets to the existence of the universe and of life on Earth.Meanwhile, Hayabusa2 is now on course to land on another asteroid named 1998KY26 to help research how Earth can protect itself from the threat of asteroids..
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