China's Tianwen 2 Set to Explore Asteroid 2016 HO3

May 19, 2025

China's ambitious Tianwen 2 mission is gearing up for launch in just two weeks from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. This groundbreaking probe will journey to the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3, gathering precious surface dust to bring back to Earth. Building on the triumph of the Tianwen 1 Mars rover, this mission marks another leap in China's quest for interplanetary exploration.

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