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Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo’oalewa, first image revealed 

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July 6, 2026 • 60 views
Original source: SpaceNews

HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the near Earth asteroid to be a small, elongated rocky body. Tianwen-2 launched May 29, 2025, and traveled […] The post Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo’oalewa, first image revealed  appeared fi...

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