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China launches Tianwen-2 space probe to collect samples from asteroid near Mars

China has launched a space probe that will travel to an asteroid near Mars to collect samples and find potential “groundbreaking” results. The Tianwen-2 probe launched Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province aboard the workhorse Long March 3-B rocket, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The target of the Tianwen-2 will be …

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