Tag: Earth selfie
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China’s Tianwen 2 Snaps a Selfie With Earth on Interplanetary Journey
Tianwen 2 Selfie: A Milestone in Interplanetary Exploration China’s Tianwen 2 mission delivered a playful yet historic moment when it captured a selfie from deep space—one that also shows Earth and marks progress toward a bold asteroid-sampling campaign. The image, released Oct. 1, shows the CNSA spacecraft with the Chinese flag on its side, hovering…
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China’s Tianwen-2 Sends a Deep-Space Selfie with Earth
Tianwen-2 Captures a Selfie in Deep Space Beijing — The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a striking image from its Tianwen-2 mission, showing the probe’s robotic arm-mounted camera with Earth glowing in the distant background. The foreground features the probe’s own hardware, including the white return capsule and a small Chinese flag, providing a…
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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…