Tianwen-2 probe captures Earth images en route to sample asteroid and comet

China’s Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main asteroid belt. The second in China’s interplanetary exploration program (which translates to “Questions to Heaven”), this mission will obtain samples from asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa and return them to Earth.