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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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China launches challenging mission to retrieve asteroid samples
China embarked on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid, with the nighttime launch of its Tianwen-2 ...
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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 ...
China launches spacecraft to collect samples from asteroid near Mars
China has launched its Tianwen-2 mission, dispatching a spacecraft to gather samples from an asteroid near to Mars. The China ...
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China's Tianwen-2 mission targets asteroid and comet studies
China has launched the ambitious Tianwen-2 mission aimed at studying the asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa. The mission is set to ...
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Tianwen 2 mission to retrieve asteroid samples, explore comet
director of the CNSA and head of the Tianwen 2 mission headquarters, said after the launch that Tianwen 2 is opening a new chapter in China's interplanetary exploration endeavors. "This is a ...
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 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 ...
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China's Tianwen-2 expected to advance cosmic knowledge for humanity
In 2020, China launched the first probe of its Tianwen series of missions, which entered Mars' orbit and landed the Zhurong rover on the red planet in 2021. The mission has significantly advanced ...