Episode

Tianwen-2 probe reaches target asteroid to prepare for sample return

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Headline News
Published
Jul 6, 2026
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285
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Summary

China's Tianwen-2 probe has arrived at its target asteroid and begun scientific exploration. It got to asteroid 2016 HO3 after a one-billion-kilometer journey that lasted approximately 400 days. Tianwen-2 is China's first asteroid sample-return mission.