• Wednesday, 28 May 2025

China to launch Tianwen-2 probe for asteroid sampling on May 29

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Photo: CNSA via Global Times

XICHANG, May 26: China's Tianwen-2 probe is scheduled for launch on May 29 from a launch centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the China National Space Administration announced on Monday.

It will collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 and explore the main-belt comet 311P, the agency said.

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<p>News Agency of China</p>

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