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flag China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft captures first image en route to asteroid Kamo'oalewa, its first asteroid mission.

flag China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft, launched on May 28, 2025, has captured its first image as it heads towards the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, one of Earth's "quasi-moons." flag The mission aims to study the asteroid's composition and gather samples for return to Earth by late 2027. flag This mission marks China's first dedicated asteroid exploration effort and follows previous lunar missions like Chang'e 5. flag After its sample collection, Tianwen 2 plans to visit a comet in the asteroid belt by 2035.

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