China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up image of Kamoʻoalewa. This rare quasi-satellite is often called Earth's mini-moon and orbits the Sun. Scientists believe Kamoʻoalewa might be a fragment ejected from our Moon. The spacecraft will collect asteroid samples and return them to Earth. This mission aims to study the Solar System's formation and evolution.

Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo'oalewa, first image revealed China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the near Earth asteroid to be a…

China’s Tianwen-2 aims to collect samples from asteroid Kamo’oalewa and return them to Earth