China Launches Tianwen 2 Mission to Collect Asteroid Samples
China has successfully launched the Tianwen 2 mission, aiming to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid called Kamo’oalewa. The spacecraft lifted off atop a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang spaceport on May 28 and is now en route to its destination. The mission will test various sampling techniques, including landing on the rocky body … Read more