AdvertisementA capsule released by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft containing samples from a distant asteroid has landed in southern Australia after travelling three billion miles on a six year voyage. The capsule briefly turned into a fireball as it re-entered the atmosphere 75 miles above Earth. Staff from the Japanese space agency headed out to southern Australia this morning to pick up the capsule. One man could be seen carrying the capsule after it burnt through the earth's atmosphere in the early hours of Sunday. Hayabusa2 left the asteroid Ryugu, which is about 180 million miles away, a year ago.

Source: Daily Mail December 06, 2020 11:56 UTC