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China's Tianwen-2 probe has begun its decade-long mission, capturing images of Earth and the Moon from 590,000 km away, and is heading to explore a near-Earth asteroid believed to be a lunar fragment, followed by a study of comet 311P/PANSTARRS to uncover secrets about the origin of water and life on Earth.
China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft has sent back its first public image as it heads towards the quasi-moon asteroid Kamo'oalewa, with the mission aiming to study, sample, and return material from the asteroid, which could be a lunar fragment ejected by a giant impact, before proceeding to further targets in the solar system.
China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft has sent back its first public image as it approaches the quasi-moon asteroid Kamo'oalewa, aiming to study and sample it before returning to Earth in 2027, with future plans to explore a comet around 2035.