In an exhilarating move for space exploration, China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, in the early hours of Thursday. This decade-long mission is set to uncover secrets about the formation and evolution of asteroids and our early solar system.
At 1:31 a.m. Beijing Time, a Long March-3B carrier rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, marking a giant leap in cosmic exploration. 🚀
With plans to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 and explore the more distant main-belt comet 311P, Tianwen-2 is sparking excitement among space enthusiasts and young explorers around the world. This mission is not only a scientific endeavor but also a symbol of our unyielding curiosity about the universe.
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