The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.

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"This is the first time that we've been able to predict in human history an asteroid visibly passing by the Earth." ...

China's Tianwen-2 space probe, which is set to bring back samples from an asteroid for research, has reached its target after ...

After a yearlong flight of a billion kilometers, a Chinese space probe is set to take samples from an asteroid. The mission ...

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China's state space administration announced ​on Monday its ‌Tianwen-2 probe is now close enough to asteroid ​2016H03 to begin ​investigating it, state broadcaster ⁠CCTV reported, after ​a journey of ...