China’s mysterious ‘quasi moon’ probe, first-ever image revealed | – The Times of India

China’s mysterious ‘quasi moon’ probe, first-ever image revealed | – The Times of India

Chinese officials have unveiled the first image of their highly secretive Tianwen 2 spacecraft just two weeks after its launch. The spacecraft is on a mission to collect samples from a quasi-moon, marking a significant step in China’s space exploration efforts. Interestingly, Tianwen 2 bears striking similarities to a current NASA spacecraft, raising curiosity about…

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Scientists discover new minimoons orbiting Earth – what could this mean for our planet’s future | – The Times of India

Scientists discover new minimoons orbiting Earth – what could this mean for our planet’s future | – The Times of India

For years, the space near Earth was assumed to be fairly well known, particularly in terms of detecting near-Earth objects (NEOs) like asteroids and debris. That perception is being turned on its head by new discoveries. According to a recent paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, there could be an undiscovered population of “minimoons“—small…

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