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China’s Tianwen-2 Is About to Launch. Here’s What We Know About Its Target Kamo’oalewa

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Researchers study enigmatic asteroid Kamo’oalewa, as China’s first asteroid sample return mission moves toward launch. China is about to get in to the asteroid sample return game. The CNSA (China National Space Administration) has recently announced that its Tianwen-2 mission has arrived at the Xichang Space Center. The mission will launch this May, on a … Read more

Lucy spacecraft eyeballs next target in exciting new images

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The Lucy spacecraft, en route to the Trojan asteroids around Jupiter, first has its sights set on a main-belt asteroid, Donaldjohanson. NASA shared this view of the targeted asteroid on February 25, 2025. Image via NASA/ Goddard/ SwRI/ Johns Hopkins APL. Lucy sees its next target The Lucy spacecraft – named for a famous fossilized … Read more