China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft, which lifted off on 29 May 2025, is on course to attempt a touch-and-go sample grab from ...

A Chinese spacecraft on a mission to collect and return samples of a near-Earth asteroid beamed back its first image of its ...

The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.

China’s Tianwen-2 has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, a tiny quasi-satellite of Earth, beginning a mission to collect samples and ...

Near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa imaged from a distance of 20 km by Tianwen-2, July 2, 2026. Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the ...

China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is about to arrive at Kamoʻoalewa, Earth’s mysterious “mini-moon,” to collect samples that may ...

China’s space agency is preparing to send a probe to collect material from a tiny asteroid that has been traveling alongside ...

Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China's Tianwen 2 asteroid sampling spacecraft rendezvoused with its target — a ...

Tianwen-2 asteroid mission closes to within 20 kilometers of Kamoʻoalewa on July 4, 2026 — China‘s first sample-return probe ...

China's Tianwen-2 mission has likely arrived at the quasi-moon Kamo'oalewa, which orbits the sun alongside Earth. The secretive probe will soon scoop up samples from our temporary companion to help ...

China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission launched on 28 May of 2025 and is scheduled to arrive at its target – near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa – in June 2026. This gives folk back on ...

A Chinese spacecraft on a mission to collect and return samples of a near-Earth asteroid beamed back its first image of its ...