TOKYO, July 22, 2015 (AFP) - Japanese space scientists are on the hunt for a new name for an asteroid that may contain the secret of life, with a public competition beginning Wednesday.
The asteroid, which currently goes by the rather prosaic “1999 JU3” is the intended destination for a Japanese spacecraft, which mission controllers hope will be able to gather samples and bring them back to Earth.
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