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Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is set to make a very close, but safe, flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its Ramses ...
China Daily Global Edition2d
Tianwen 2 mission to retrieve asteroid samples, explore comet
The CNSA said the Tianwen 2 mission is expected to accomplish multiple objectives through a single expedition, including the ...
China mission lifts off to explore two unusual objects that haven’t been visited by spacecraft before
China’s Tianwen-2 mission has launched to explore an asteroid that may be a piece of the moon, as well as an active asteroid ...
China Daily Global Edition3d
China launches its first asteroid sampling mission
China launched its first asteroid sampling mission early on Thursday morning, aiming to explore a near-Earth small asteroid ...
NASA warns! Massive 25-storey building sized asteroid is set to pass close to Earth on May 28 - know the speed, time and other key details
Asteroid 2025 JR, about the size of a 25-story building, is set to pass Earth on May 28 at a distance of 4.6 million ...
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Tianwen-2 is voyaging to an asteroid and a comet
After leaving Earth, Tianwen-2 will reach Kamo‘oalewa by July 2026. This tiny, elongated asteroid likely spans no more than ...
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China's Tianwen-2 mission targets asteroid sampling in 2026
China has launched the ambitious Tianwen-2 mission aimed at studying the asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa. The mission is set to ...