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.

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

China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission represents a groundbreaking leap, becoming the first to visit both an asteroid and a comet in a single journey.

China launched its first asteroid sampling mission early on Thursday morning, aiming to explore a small, near-Earth asteroid and retrieve samples from it for scientists.

But Tianwen-2 (Tianwen is often translated as “Questions to Heaven”) is China’s first foray into asteroid sample return. Kamoʻoalewa, the asteroid it will visit, is somewhat peculiar.

China's Tianwen-2 will attempt to collect asteroid samples, return them to Earth, and then head out to explore a strange, dusty comet.

China has launched its Tianwen-2 mission, dispatching a spacecraft to gather samples from an asteroid near to Mars.

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 centre, south-west China, ...

China's Tianwen-2 probe has commenced its decade-long deep space mission, capturing a stunning image of Earth and the Moon ...

China's Tianwen 2 will attempt to collect asteroid samples, return them to Earth, and then head out to explore a strange, dusty comet.