When scientists took a soil sample from a distant asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth, probably did not expect to find in it water.

And yet, this is exactly what the published results of the study about his mission showed. Hayabusa 2 on the asteroid Ryugu. This discovery, in fact, encourages the theory that The origin of life on Earth comes from outer space.

They took part in the research group 150 scientists, from countries such as the US, UK, Italy and China. Chief of Investigation Tomoki Nakamura, noted that “this drop of water is of great importance.”

Hayabusa 2 was launched to an asteroid 2014 and returned to Earth orbit two years ago along with the above sample.

As Nakamura confirms, the water sample from Ryugu was “carbonated water containing salts and organic matter.” Continuing, the researcher says: “We have indications that this may be directly related, for example, to the origin of the oceans or organic matter on Earth.” So it is with life on our planet.

Ryoku’s soil sample was divided and given to different scientific groups to increase the chances of a new discovery.

Astrobiologist Kensei Kobayashi, welcomed the studies, although he did not take part in them, stating: “The fact that water was found in this sample is impressive in itself. This suggests that the asteroid had liquid water, not ice, and organic matter could have formed on it.”

According to the Guardian.