Hayabusa2 and Ryugu asteroid sample Seiji Sugita, Unv. of Tokyo - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Dec. 15, 2020

<p>Hello and welcome back to Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion. This week, 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.</p> <p>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. &nbsp;&nbsp;Learn more: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=0XAJK35A5uo&amp;event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTNKQ1RveXozN1o3Qm1abDhtSmllN3p2alB4Z3xBQ3Jtc0trRVpha2hsa29zaUIzUVE3Y0JjTl9admdVLS1lbTZuT2JEbDNFbHh3Y2liV2QxdG1tTnVFb3JxYW12NXk2dTI5UVpNLThTMk1FNk9HSzY3bkpBZEQ2MDZnbUItTkhzYVhpWktxMEUxUHg2UFBHaC1RRQ%3D%3D&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fthecosmiccompanion.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thecosmiccompanion.net</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support</a>