China's Tianwen-2 Probe Reaches Earth's Quasi-Moon, Sends Back First Images

China's Tianwen-2 space probe has successfully rendezvoused with Kamo'oalewa, an asteroid that orbits near Earth and is classified as a quasi-moon. The spacecraft has transmitted the first-ever close-up images of the asteroid back to Earth. The mission's next phase involves landing on Kamo'oalewa's surface to collect physical samples. Those samples are ultimately intended to be returned to Earth for scientific study.
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