China’s Tianwen-2 Mission: A Bold Plan to Bring an Asteroid Sample Back to Earth!

“China’s Tianwen-2 Mission: A Bold Plan to Bring an Asteroid Sample Back to Earth!”
China’s Tianwen-2 mission is about to make history! This bold asteroid sample-return mission is targeting 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3), a near-Earth asteroid that could be a fragment of the Moon! Scientists believe it holds clues about the early solar system, and China is sending a robotic spacecraft to land on it, grab a sample, and bring it back to Earth!
But that’s not all! After the sample drop-off, the spacecraft will continue its journey to 311P/PANSTARRS, a rare main-belt comet with mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid properties.
What secrets will these celestial bodies reveal? Will China’s mission reshape our understanding of the solar system? Watch now to find out! Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more space updates!
References:
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_Prepares_for_Launch_of_Tianwen_2_Asteroid_Mission_999.html
https://www.globaltimes.cn/china/science/index.html