The Hayabusa space capsule has finally came back to earth after approximately seven years after collecting samples from the asteroid Itokawa in 2005.

Video of Hayabusa space capsule entering earth

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The heat resistant capsule which came into the orbit of earth on Sunday, was seen in the night sky of Australia causing a fantastic view.

The heat protective capsule dropped of the body moments before the landing which was also found by the scientists.

The $200 million project was then located in Australia where it was seen entering the orbit with a commit like light flashing in the night sky which was caught on video.

The capsule which has travelled an estimated four billion miles and returned to earth was located via a helicopter as the capsule contained a beacon within it being transmitted.

The Hayabusa was launched into space in 2003 and had completed its mission in 2005 of getting dust from the ancient Itokawa asteroid in September 2005.

The capsule which was a project of the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) landed in the Woomera Prohibited Area, Australian, which is a prohibited military zone approximately the size of England.

JAXA have hailed the landing as a success and is also the first ever project as such to have obtained samples of an asteroid from outer space and brought it back to earth.

JAXA had faced great criticism after fears that the capsule would never return to earth due to technical issues which delayed the return of the Hayabusa space capsule by almost three years.

The capsule will be kept in the Australian military zone until it is flown to Tokyo, where scientists hope to find vital clews of the early history of the Solar System.

The scientists will be looking for particles such as Carbon and looking through the minerals of the asteroid to see what it is made up of.

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