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Japan Asteroid Probe Uncovers Surprising Discoveries

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According to a report by CNN, an unmanned Japanese spacecraft orbiting an asteroid has made surprising discoveries that scientists claim will improve understanding the origin of the Earth's water and help in the search for life in other solar systems. Scientists working on the Hayabusa 2 space mission said that using a variety of cameras and instruments to collect images and data about the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu they had made some 'tantalizing discoveries.

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