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China's Tianwen-2 Launches to Explore Asteroid and Comet

6/1/2025

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China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission took flight on May 28, setting its sights on the near-Earth asteroid Kamo‘oalewa. Equipped with 11 advanced instruments, the spacecraft will gather vital data before collecting samples in mid-2026. Its journey doesn't end there; it will harness Earth's gravity to explore Comet 311P by 2035, deepening our cosmic knowledge.

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China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission took flight on May 28, setting its sights on the near-Earth asteroid Kamo‘oalewa. Equipped with 11 advanced instruments, the spacecraft will gather vital data before collecting samples in mid-2026. Its journey doesn't end there; it will harness Earth's gravity to explore Comet 311P by 2035, deepening our cosmic knowledge.