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

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Podcast: [Headline News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/headline-news-207830)
Published: 2026-07-06T00:50:00+00:00
Episode link: 1_2720971
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## Resource

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.

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