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China's Tianwen 2 Probe Aims for Asteroid Sample Return

6/9/2025

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China's Tianwen 2 asteroid probe, launched on May 28, 2025, is making its way to the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, currently over 3 million kilometers from home. With its successful operation, this mission aims to gather samples and return them by late 2027, promising to deepen our knowledge of the solar system's evolution.

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China's Tianwen 2 asteroid probe, launched on May 28, 2025, is making its way to the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, currently over 3 million kilometers from home. With its successful operation, this mission aims to gather samples and return them by late 2027, promising to deepen our knowledge of the solar system's evolution.