Science Dec 14 Japan space agency confirms asteroid soil inside landed capsule By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Science Feb 24 In search of life’s origins, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft lands on an asteroid The mission to Asteroid Ryugu could return samples of the space rock to Earth in 2020. By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American
Science Jun 27 Hayabusa2, a Japanese spacecraft, arrives at Ryugu asteroid to retrieve minerals If all goes according to plan, two spacecraft will commence close encounters with two asteroids by the end of August, in order to retrieve organic materials dating back to the solar system’s birth. By Jeremy Hsu, Scientific American