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China launches Tianwen-2 space probe to collect samples from asteroid near Mars
The Tianwen-2 mission by China targets asteroid 2016 HO3 to gather samples, with plans for future missions to Mars and ...
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Tianwen-2 is voyaging to an asteroid and a comet
After leaving Earth, Tianwen-2 will reach Kamo‘oalewa by July 2026. This tiny, elongated asteroid likely spans no more than ...
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Tianwen 2 mission to retrieve asteroid samples, explore comet
The CNSA said the Tianwen 2 mission is expected to accomplish multiple objectives through a single expedition, including the ...
China’s Tianwen-2 lifts off on mission to bring asteroid samples back to Earth
Plan is for spacecraft to first visit 2016 HO3, which could be a fragment of the moon, then start a seven-year journey to ...
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China’s Tianwen-2 Embarks on a Daring Quest to Unravel the Origins of Earth’s Quasi-Satellite and the Mysteries of Active Asteroids
It’s like trying to dock a boat with a mountain floating in space and tumbling really unpredictably and with almost no ...
Physics World6d
China launches Tianwen-2 asteroid sample-return mission
China has launched its first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid. The Tianwen-2 mission launched at 01:31 a.m. local time on 28 May from the Xichang satellite launch center, southwest China, ...
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China's Tianwen-2 mission targets asteroid sampling in 2026
China has launched the ambitious Tianwen-2 mission aimed at studying the asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa. The mission is set to ...