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Tianwen-2 asteroid mission closes to within 20 kilometers of Kamoʻoalewa on July 4, 2026 — China‘s first sample-return probe ...

A recent survey of early-career scientists reveals that Donald Trump’s campaign to upend science policies is causing many to doubt whether they will stay in academia.

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Near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa imaged from a distance of 20 km by Tianwen-2, July 2, 2026. Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the ...

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Over the weekend, China’s second deep-space mission, Tianwen-2, quietly performed a crucial engine burn to rendezvous with a mysterious tiny world in a quasi-Earth orbit. Although China’s space ...