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Chinese Tianwen-2 space probe reaches asteroid for sampling
China’s Tianwen-2 probe has successfully reached asteroid Kamo’oalewa, marking a significant milestone in the mission to secure the first sample return.
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China’s Tianwen-2 probe has successfully reached asteroid Kamo’oalewa, marking a significant milestone in the mission to secure the first sample return.
China’s Tianwen-2 probe reaches Earth’s ‘quasi moon’ asteroid 2016 HO3, marking a first in deep-space sampling.
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo‘oalewa, a quasi-moon of Earth, to prepare for a landmark asteroid sample return mission.