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China's Tianwen-2 Mission: A New Frontier in Asteroid Sampling

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China's Tianwen-2 Mission: A New Frontier in Asteroid Sampling
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China's Tianwen 2 mission was launched to study and sample the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, a 'quasi-moon' of Earth, with plans to return samples by 2027 and explore comet 311P/PANSTARRS in 2035, advancing China's space exploration efforts.

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  1. Sampling a 'quasi-moon': What's next for China's newly launched Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling mission  Space
  2. China launches Tianwen-2 space probe to collect samples from asteroid near Mars  Fox News
  3. China Launches Tianwen 2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission  Sky & Telescope
  4. China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'  ABC News
  5. China extends its reach into the Solar System with launch of asteroid mission  Ars Technica

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