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See the First Image From China's Tianwen-2 Asteroid Mission
Tianwen-2 could help nab Kamo'oalewa's origins once and for all. After spending several months orbiting and observing the ...
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China’s Tianwen 2 Captures First Image in Space—On Its Journey to Earth’s Mysterious ‘Quasi-Moon’
In a major milestone for China’s space exploration program, the Tianwen 2 spacecraft has transmitted its first photo from ...
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Tianwen-2 Embarks on Asteroid Exploration
The Tianwen-2 probe has embarked on its journey of asteroid exploration and sample collection with its successful launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province in southwest China ...
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China to launch Tianwen 2 mission to explore asteroid
HEFEI -- China plans to launch the Tianwen 2 mission around 2025 to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid and explore a comet, a senior space expert said Monday. The main goal of the Tianwen 2 ...
This Chinese Spacecraft Is Traveling to One of Earth’s Quasi-Moons
The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space neighborhood: ...
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First-ever image of China's mysterious 'quasi moon' probe revealed weeks after it secretly launched into space
A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to ...
Chinese Probe Sends First Picture From Space As It Heads Toward Earth's 'Quasi Moon'
China has released the first picture sent by its Tianwen-2 mission spacecraft which launched on May 28. While on its way to ...
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China's asteroid mission aims to uncover Solar System's oldest secrets
The asteroid, also known as Kamoʻoalewa, is a strange little object just 40 metres wide. It orbits the Sun in sync with Earth, making it a “quasi-moon”, an asteroid that stays close to our planet but ...