In June 2010, after overcoming numerous difficulties, the asteroid probe HAYABUSA returned to earth with samples of dust from Itokawa, an asteroid in the solar system. Planetary scientist Tomoki Nakamura received worldwide attention when he opened Hayabusa's capsule to collect and analyze the dust samples. Based on analysis of this tiny piece of dust brought home from space, he navigates us through the mystery of the solar system's origin.

translated by Aya Doue, Miyako Toda, Chiaki Takayama, ABC Loop