China's Tianwen-2 probe beamed home a photo of its target, asteroid 2016HO3, also known as quasi-moon Kamo'oalewa.

China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft, which lifted off on 29 May 2025, is on course to attempt a touch-and-go sample grab from ...

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo'oalewa, a temporary quasi-moon of Earth. The mission faces challenges due to ...

It's Kamoʻoalewa! (CNSA) Did you know Earth has a 'minimoon'? It's known as asteroid 2016HO3, or Kamoʻoalewa. A probe sent ...

The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.

A new image of an asteroid, referred to as a “quasi-moon,” has been released ...

HELSINKI — China is set to launch its second Tianwen deep space exploration mission late May, targeting both a near Earth asteroid and a main belt comet. The Tianwen-2 spacecraft is now being ...

Liftoff of the Long March 3B Y110 from Xichang, carrying the Tianwen-2 spacecraft into orbit, May 28, 2025. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China launched its second planetary exploration mission Wednesday, ...

A Chinese probe is set for a historic touchdown on asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, which may have been blasted away from Earth’s Moon ...

Hayabusa 2's primary mission is now well in the past. JAXA's asteroid-sampling spacecraft rendezvoused with asteroid Ryugu in ...