Name: Asteroids: The Source of Life?
Uploaded: 2019-01-01
Duration: 1 h 15 min 31 s
Description: In February 2019, after hurtling 300 million kilometers from Earth, the Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 landed on the asteroid Ryugu. We follow the team behind the mission, as they sample parts of the asteroid and return it to our planet.

In February 2019, after hurtling 300 million kilometers from Earth, the Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 landed on the asteroid Ryugu. We follow the team behind the mission, as they sample parts of the asteroid and return it to our planet.

Follow the Hayabusa2 team as they land on asteroid Ryugu, collect surface and subsurface samples, and confront mission-threatening obstacles 300 million kilometers from Earth. Along the way, the film connects their high-stakes work to one of science’s biggest questions, how the building blocks of life may have reached our planet.

A daring asteroid mission probes whether life’s ingredients came from space.

In Feb. 2019, after hurtling 300 million kilometers from Earth, the Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 landed on the asteroid Ryugu. We follow the team behind the mission.

A daring asteroid mission probes whether life’s ingredients came from space.

Frequently asked questions