When the Japanese spacecraft "Hayabusa2" analyzed the samples collected on the asteroid "Ryugu", it was found by interviewing the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology that more than 20 kinds of amino acids closely related to life were detected, and it was the birth of life. It is an important achievement in considering how the necessary materials were supplied.
The Japanese spacecraft "Hayabusa2" was quiet, and samples such as sand were brought back from the asteroid "Ryugu", and eight domestic research teams such as JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency were conducting detailed analysis.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, more than 20 types of amino acids, which are organic substances closely related to life activities, were detected in this sample.
Amino acids are thought to have been found in the early days of the Earth, but there is a theory that they were brought back from space by meteorites after the entire Earth became hot and lost, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said. It will be an important achievement in considering how the materials necessary for the birth of life were supplied.
In addition, each of the eight teams conducting the analysis is in the stage of compiling the analysis results, and detailed data is expected to be published in papers and the like in the future.