Exploring the composition of Europa with the upcoming Europa Clipper mission

TM Becker, MY Zolotov, MS Gudipati… - Space Science …, 2024‏ - Springer
Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, harbors a subsurface liquid water ocean; the prospect of this
ocean being habitable motivates further exploration of the moon with the upcoming NASA …

Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu

H Naraoka, Y Takano, JP Dworkin, Y Oba, K Hamase… - Science, 2023‏ - science.org
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft collected samples from the surface of the carbonaceous near-
Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu and brought them to Earth. The samples were expected to …

Detection of phosphates originating from Enceladus's ocean

F Postberg, Y Sekine, F Klenner, CR Glein, Z Zou… - Nature, 2023‏ - nature.com
Saturn's moon Enceladus harbours a global ice-covered water ocean,. The Cassini
spacecraft investigated the composition of the ocean by analysis of material ejected into …

A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu

T Noguchi, T Matsumoto, A Miyake, Y Igami… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Without a protective atmosphere, space-exposed surfaces of airless Solar System bodies
gradually experience an alteration in composition, structure and optical properties through a …

Macromolecular organic matter in samples of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu

H Yabuta, GD Cody, C Engrand, Y Kebukawa… - Science, 2023‏ - science.org
Samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu were collected and brought to Earth
by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. We investigated the macromolecular organic matter in Ryugu …

Uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu

Y Oba, T Koga, Y Takano, NO Ogawa… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The pristine sample from the near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu collected
by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft enabled us to analyze the pristine extraterrestrial material …

Mechanical properties of rubble pile asteroids (Dimorphos, Itokawa, Ryugu, and Bennu) through surface boulder morphological analysis

CQ Robin, A Duchene, N Murdoch, JB Vincent… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Planetary defense efforts rely on estimates of the mechanical properties of asteroids, which
are difficult to constrain accurately from Earth. The mechanical properties of asteroid …

Noble gases and nitrogen in samples of asteroid Ryugu record its volatile sources and recent surface evolution

R Okazaki, B Marty, H Busemann, K Hashizume… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
The near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu is expected to contain volatile
chemical species that could provide information on the origin of Earth's volatiles. Samples of …

Low-temperature aqueous alteration of chondrites

MR Lee, CMOD Alexander, A Bischoff… - Space Science …, 2025‏ - Springer
Chondritic meteorites (chondrites) contain evidence for the interaction of liquid water with
the interiors of small bodies early in Solar System history. Here we review the processes …

Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu

T Yoshimura, Y Takano, H Naraoka, T Koga… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Samples from the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu provide information on the
chemical evolution of organic molecules in the early solar system. Here we show the …