Sampling a 'quasi-moon': What's next for China's newly launched Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling mission
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China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft has launched and is on a mission to sample an asteroid, with some outlets referring to the target as Earth's "quasi-moon". The spacecraft has successfully captured a photo of the asteroid, which is considered elusive and rare. The details of the mission and the asteroid's characteristics are still emerging, with some reports suggesting it may pose a problem, but the spacecraft has reached the asteroid for sampling.
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