Tianwen-2

China, Japan release first close-up images from two asteroid flybys

In a striking coincidence of timing, space agencies from China and Japan have each released new closeup images from flybys of two different asteroids, offering fresh views of these rocky worlds within days of each other.

China’s Tianwen-2 probe reaches asteroid after 1B km journey

China's Tianwen-2 space probe has arrived within 20 kilometers of near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa after traveling approximately one billion kilometers over roughly 400 days, the China National Space Administration announced on Monday.