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Victoria Corless

Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system's planets and moons grew

The asteroid Ryugu, as seen by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft on June 26, 2018.

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.

Analysis of three grains returned to Earth by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission in 2020 showed evidence of an ancient magnetic field preserved in the asteroid's geological record, a new study reports.

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