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China’s Tianwen-2 Reaches Earth’s Rare Quasi-Moon Asteroid
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has successfully arrived at 469219 Kamoʻoalewa, also known as 2016 HO3, a rare asteroid often described as Earth’s “quasi-moon.” The...
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China’s Tianwen-2 Nears Earth’s ‘Mini-Moon’ for Sample Mission
China is preparing to reach one of the most intriguing near-Earth objects ever explored as its Tianwen-2 spacecraft approaches the asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa,...
