China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo'oalewa, a temporary quasi-moon of Earth. The mission faces challenges due to the asteroid's small size and fragile structure. Sample collection will be significantly more difficult than initially anticipated by scientists. Successful sample return would make China the third nation to achieve this feat. The mission aims to provide insights into the early Solar System and asteroid origins.

Se la conoce como asteroide 2016HO3, o Kamoʻoalewa.Una sonda china acaba de enviar su primera imagen a 20 lm de distancia de ella.

Some scientists believe the quasi-moon could have been created when a massive impact knocked a chunk of our own moon into space between 1 million and 10 million years ago.