{"id":171237,"date":"2025-05-28T11:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T02:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171237&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-28T18:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:27:37","slug":"hayabusa-asteroid-samples-on-display-kitakyushu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/hayabusa-asteroid-samples-on-display-kitakyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayabusa Asteroid Samples on Display in Kitakyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An exhibition featuring real samples from the asteroids Ryugu and Itokawa, brought back by Japan\u2019s Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 space missions, has opened in Kitakyushu. The exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of the planetarium and includes a special screening program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ryugu samples, collected in 2019, attracted global attention for containing amino acids, possibly offering clues about the origin of life and water on Earth. Organizers hope the display will spark public interest in space science.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kitakyushuspacelabo.jp\/special-exhibition\/6542\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City Science Museum<\/span><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/100.planetarium.jp\/?page_id=4591\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Planetarium Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_splace-lab-hayabusa_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1023&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hayabusa Asteroid Samples on Display in Kitakyushu\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_splace-lab-hayabusa_2025_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_splace-lab-hayabusa_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_splace-lab-hayabusa_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C748&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_splace-lab-hayabusa_2025_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C561&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from Kitakyushu City Science Museum Space Lab official X <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An exhibition featuring real samples from the asteroids Ryugu and Itokawa, brought back by&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171237","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}