After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives

After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives
By Mark Thompson (https://ift.tt/RwZW7vH)

After chasing a small asteroid across a billion kilometres of space, China's Tianwen-2 probe has finally caught up, closing to within twenty kilometres of its target and beginning detailed scientific study. What it uncovers next could help settle a genuinely intriguing question, whether this quiet companion of Earth is simply another asteroid, or a long lost piece of the Moon itself.

July 15, 2026 at 10:25AM
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