China hopes Tianwen-2 will match the success of its US and Japanese space rivals by exploring an unusual Near-Earth Asteroid and returning rock samples.China' s Tianwen-2 mission will mark the ...

China launches Tianwen 2 mission to snag samples of a near-Earth asteroid (video) China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid; ...

It is also a technological steppingstone for China’s ambitious Tianwen-3 mission. Due to launch in 2028, it aims to retrieve rock samples from Mars and return them to Earth.

The deep-space mission is heading for Kamoʻoalewa, a strange asteroid that might be a piece of the moon. China has released a first picture of its Tianwen 2 mission as the spacecraft heads for a ...

The mission aims to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 and explore the main-belt comet 311P.

China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...

China’s Tianwen-2 mission has launched to explore an asteroid that may be a piece of the moon, as well as an active asteroid that acts like a comet. CNN values your feedback 1.

The Tianwen-2 mission by China targets asteroid 2016 HO3 to gather samples, with plans for future missions to Mars and Jupiter, enhancing space exploration efforts. Fox News Media; ...

China Wednesday launched its Tianwen-2 space mission to collect asteroid samples and conduct a main-belt comet study. A LongMarch 3B rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

China's Tianwen-2 mission, set to launch in late May 2025, marks the nation's first endeavor to survey and sample an asteroid, Kamo'oalewa, using 'touch-and-go' and 'anchor and attach' techniques ...

China's Tianwen-2 mission, set to launch in late May 2025, marks the nation's first endeavor to survey and sample an asteroid, Kamo'oalewa, using 'touch-and-go' and 'anchor and attach' techniques.