China has released a first picture of its Tianwen 2 mission as the spacecraft heads for a near-Earth asteroid. Tianwen 2 launched on a Long March 3B rocket on May 28 and is tasked with rendezvousing ...

An image showing the Tianwen-2 spacecraft, including its reentry capsule, with the Earth visible in the background. Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is operating normally on its ...

In a major milestone for China’s space exploration program, the Tianwen 2 spacecraft has transmitted its first photo from space, marking a significant moment in its mission to study the enigmatic ...

Update: The Long March 3B rocket carrying Tianwen-2 successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan province at 1:31 P.M. EDT on Wednesday, May 28. Six centuries ago, ...

China has launched a space probe that will travel to an asteroid near Mars to collect samples and find potential "groundbreaking" results. The Tianwen-2 probe launched Thursday from the Xichang ...

Tianwen 2 will deliver pieces of the odd asteroid Kamo'oalewa to Earth in 2027, if all goes to plan. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Render of the Tianwen-2 near-Earth asteroid/comet orbiter spacecraft. Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — The spacecraft for China’s Tianwen-2 combined near-Earth asteroid sample return and comet rendezvous ...

The deep-space mission is heading for Kamoʻoalewa, a strange asteroid that might be a piece of the moon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...