US media attention: China asks the heavens again, "Tianwen-2" successfully launched! The next three questions, four questions will also be steadily released. On May 29th, the expert article of "Space News" in the United States was published. China has just launched a mission to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid. The main task goal of Tianwen-2 is to detect, sample, and return to Earth the asteroid 2016HO3, and then conduct scientific detection of the main-belt comet 311P. The Tianwen-2 probe was launched into space at 1:31 AM Beijing time on May 29th. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced the successful launch more than an hour after the launch. This mission will test various sampling technologies, and if the terrain allows, it will attempt to land on the rock body. Scientists hope to analyze these samples to determine the origin of the asteroid, which may be fragments of the Moon entering orbit due to a massive impact, and provide insights into the broader evolution of the solar system. The mission data may also assist in planetary defense planning. American experts pointed out: "Tianwen" 2 is not a simple task. "Tianwen" 2 will challenge a 10-year deep-space journey, sampling the mysterious asteroid 2016-HO3 and comet 311P across 300 million kilometers. This test is not only about the future of China's aerospace, but may also unravel the mystery of the origin of life on Earth. US media said, according to Chinese researchers, the 311P-type asteroid's orbit is located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, showing an asteroid orbit but with a dust tail like a comet. Tianwen-2 is China's second planetary exploration mission. US media also said: later, Tianwen-3 will be a Mars sample return mission, scheduled for launch at the end of 2028, while Tianwen-4 will visit the Jupiter system and may visit Saturn. China is flying farther and farther!

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