China’s Tianwen-2 mission has launched to explore an asteroid that may be a piece of the moon, as well as an active asteroid that acts like a comet.

China’s Tianwen-2 mission has launched to explore an asteroid that may be a piece of the moon, as well as an active asteroid that acts like a comet.

After about a year, the robotic mission will arrive at 469219 Kamoʻoalewa, a near-Earth asteroid. There, it will perilously try to scoop up some rocky matter, and then swing back around to Earth.

China's Tianwen-2 probe has commenced its decade-long deep space mission, capturing a stunning image of Earth and the Moon ...

Astronomers suggest up to 60% of near-Earth objects could be dark comets. Jul 10, 2024. ... China's Tianwen-2 mission is the first to target both a near-Earth asteroid and a main belt comet in a ...

China extends its reach into the Solar System with ... Tianwen-2 will fly to a near-Earth asteroid designated 469219 ... Tianwen-2 will be the first mission to see such an object up close.

The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space neighborhood: the quasi-moon Kamo‘oalewa.

Three of these asteroids would have over one million times the energy of Hiroshima if they were to strike Earth’s surface and ...

Kamoʻoalewa is a quasi-satellite, a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun but sticks close to Earth, coming within about 9 million miles (14.5 million kilometers) of our planet.

Kamoʻoalewa is a quasi-satellite, a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun but sticks close to Earth, coming within about 9 million miles (14.5 million kilometers) of our planet.