Japan’s Hayabusa2 has been collecting samples and providing high-resolution images ever since it landed on asteroid Ryugu in February last year. Hayabusa2 has been closely monitored for 18 months and now provides several unknown clues about its different colors in different regions. The new high-resolution images and video captured during the Hayabusa2 first approach indicate that these variations are possible due to rapid solar heating during an earlier orbital trip near the Sun. Hayabusa is now gearing up to travel back to Earth with its rocky cargo and will land in Australia in December this year.