SCIENCEJul 6 · 13:30 UTCSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 beams back first image of Earth’s “mini moon”

China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has transmitted the first image of Earth’s 'mini moon' and is set to collect samples from asteroid Kamo’oalewa for return to Earth.

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