Jessica Hodge+FollowSpace Rock Surprise: Alien Mineral Found!Scientists just cracked open grains from asteroid Ryugu and found a mineral that doesn’t even exist on Earth! These tiny fragments, delivered by the Hayabusa2 mission, are like time capsules from the birth of our Solar System. The wildest part? The mineral is similar to one found in kidney stones but totally alien. Every speck from Ryugu could help us figure out how life started here. Space is full of surprises! #Science #AsteroidRyugu #SpaceDiscovery26721Share
Michelle York+FollowAsteroid Ryugu’s Wild Mineral Plot TwistImagine cracking open a space rock and finding something that totally shouldn’t be there—like a tropical seed in Arctic ice! That’s what happened when scientists found a rare mineral, djerfisherite, in dust from asteroid Ryugu. This mineral usually forms in super-hot, inner solar system conditions, but Ryugu was born in the cold, outer reaches. Now, researchers are scrambling to figure out how this mineral ended up there. Did Ryugu have a secret hot spot, or did it get mixed up with another asteroid? Space just got a lot more mysterious! #Science #SpaceMystery #AsteroidRyugu20Share
