China launches probe to collect samples from asteroid near Mars
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China earlier returned rock samples from the moon's far side back to Earth in a historic mission and has welcomed international cooperation.

Author: Gavin Blackburn
Published on: 29/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Tianwen-2 probe launches from southern China aboard a Long March 3-B rocket. The probe will collect samples from the asteroid 2016HO3 and explore the comet 311P. Samples from 2016HO3, which lies even farther from Earth than Mars, are due to be returned in about two years. China also operates the three person-crewed Tiangong, or “Heavenly Palace” space station. China’s space programme has grown rapidly in the more than 20 years since it first put a man in space. The space agency has landed an unmanned explorer on Mars and a rover on the far side of the moon.

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