Tag: Asteroid sample-return
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Tianwen-2 Earth Selfie: China’s Deep-Space Milestone
A Bold Step in China’s Asteroid Sample-Return Mission China’s space program has taken another dramatic step forward with a new image from the Tianwen-2 mission. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a striking selfie that pairs the probe with Earth, captured by a monitoring camera mounted on the probe’s robotic arm. The photo highlights…
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Tianwen-2 Selfie with Earth: China’s Deep-Space Milestone
Introduction: A Selfie in the Vastness of Space The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released a striking image from the Tianwen-2 mission, showing the probe in a rare moment of cosmic theater. Captured by a monitoring camera mounted on the probe’s robotic arm, the photograph places Earth high in the background while the Tianwen-2…