Announcement of the Results of AO2026 for the Ryugu and Bennu Samples

In March 2026, the Astromaterials Science Research Group (ASRG) of ISAS/JAXA invited research proposals under the Announcement of Opportunity (AO2026) for Ryugu and Bennu samples.
We received 25 notices of intent and 18 research proposals from 7 countries. After careful deliberation, 13 proposals were selected, and a total of 34 samples were allocated for new research.

ASRG will now proceed with the distribution of the samples to the selected research teams.

Accepted proposals：　https://curation.isas.jaxa.jp/ao/proposals/
Ryugu and Bennu Sample AO System：　https://curation.isas.jaxa.jp/ao/index.html
References related to Ryugu sample analyses：　https://curation.isas.jaxa.jp/en/publications/ryugu/