中国天文2号航天器在飞往小行星Kamo'oalewa的途中捕捉了第一个图像,这是它的第一个小行星任务。 China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft captures first image en route to asteroid Kamo'oalewa, its first asteroid mission.

中国天文2号航天器于2025年5月28日发射, 已经捕捉到第一个图像, China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft, launched on May 28, 2025, has captured its first image as it heads towards the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, one of Earth's "quasi-moons." 该飞行任务旨在研究该小行星的构成,并收集样本,以便在2027年底返回地球。 The mission aims to study the asteroid's composition and gather samples for return to Earth by late 2027. 这次飞行任务标志着中国首次专门探索小行星的努力,并遵循了以往的月球飞行任务,如长五号飞行任务。 This mission marks China's first dedicated asteroid exploration effort and follows previous lunar missions like Chang'e 5. 天文2号计划在2035年之前访问小行星带中的彗星. After its sample collection, Tianwen 2 plans to visit a comet in the asteroid belt by 2035.