They know there's a nice, juicy haul of asteroid in there – but they are having trouble getting the Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism, or TAGSAM, container open. It's just sealed too well.
The problem is that the TAGSAM needs to be opened in a special glovebox designed to minimize Earth contamination.
This asteroid is a piece of the Moon. How did it come to be?
Jacinta Bowler is a science journalist at Cosmos.
They were published in the Best Australian Science Writing 2023.
"Several hypotheses have been proposed for the origin of Kamo'oalewa," the researchers write in their new paper.
"The focus of the present work is to examine the hypothesis that Kamo'oalewa originated as lunar ejecta. We approach this by numerically simulating test particles launched from the Moon's surface and following their subsequent orbital evolution."
Nearby asteroid may contain elements not seen on Earth
Researchers from the University of Arizona concluded that asteroids known as CUDOs, or compact ultradense objects, have a density higher than any element known to exist on Earth.
Ariana Garcia joined Chron in 2021. Previously, she was a community news and breaking news reporter for the Austin American-Statesman. She enjoys binge-watching anime and films makeup tutorials in her spare time.
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