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Hayabusa-2: Japan asteroid sample lands safely on Earth
![A fireball from Hayabusa2"s capsule seen as it reentered the earth"s atmosphere](https://ournewsfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hayabusa-2-Japan-asteroid-sample-lands-safely-on-Earth.jpg)
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A space capsule containing the first significant quantities of rock from an asteroid has arrived safely on Earth after being launched from Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa-2.
The container with material from a space rock called Ryugu parachuted down near Woomera in South Australia, amidst excitement and applause.
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