Astromaterials Science Research Group｜ISAS

Astromaterials Science
Research Group conducts the curation
of returned samples and researches
for the planetarymaterial sciences.

Topics

Nov 22, 2024
【Research Highlights】 Salt crystals in samples from asteroid Ryugu sheds light on ancient bodies of water in the solar system.
Sep 10, 2024
【Cosmos blog】 Comparing pieces of our past: grains from asteroid Bennu arrive from NASA
Aug 26, 2024
Asteroid Bennu sample arrives at JAXA's Sagamihara Campus.

Pick Up!

Dec 11, 2024
Announcement of the selected proposals for the 5th Ryugu Sample AO

Facility usage information

This facility can be available under the Inter-University Research System.
Our group also accept graduate students and trainees.

Contact Information