The Lunar Connection: What's at Stake in China's Tianwen 2 Mission The arrival of China's Tianwen 2 probe at Kamoʻoalewa, one of Earth's seven quasi satellites, marks a significant milestone in the scientific community.
For years, astronomers have suspected that this small asteroid might be a fragment of the Moon, and now they're about to take a sample from it.
The idea that Kamoʻoalewa could be a missing piece of our planet's natural satellite raises fundamental questions about the formation and evolution of our solar system.