China’s Tianwen-2 mission has (probably) arrived at a quasi-moon of Earth
Written by
Asa Stahl, PhD
Science Editor, The Planetary Society
June 24, 2026
The Tianwen-2 mission, operated by the China National Space Administration, appears to have successfully rendezvoused with the asteroid Kamo’oalewa on June 7, 2026. This asteroid is known as a quasi-moon of Earth, a rare and recently discovered cat...
