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Update: China's Tianwen-2 probe reaches target asteroid, starts scientific exploration
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shanghaisun.comUpdate: China's Tianwen-2 probe reaches target asteroid, starts scientific explorationshanghaisun.comBEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Tianwen-2 probe has successfully arrived at a distance of 20 kilometers from the asteroid 2016HO3, enabling it to begin scientific exploration after an approximately 400-day journey of about 1 billion kilometers, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Monday. China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, on May 29, 2025, aiming to achi
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