The craft's mission seeks to answer some fundamental questions about the origins of the solar system and where molecules like water came from. "This is great," Yuichi Tsuda, a project manager for the agency, told Japanese broadcaster NHK. Gases trapped in the rock samples could reveal more about conditions that prevailed about 4.6 billion years ago, she added. Japan's space probe, named for the peregrine falcon, orbited above the asteroid for a few months to map its surface before landing. "The helicopter carrying the capsule arrived at local headquarters and the capsule was brought inside the building," the space agency said on Twitter.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 06, 2020 04:07 UTC