A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched the Tianwen-2 spacecraft from Xichang spaceport in southwestern China.<br /><br />The probe will attempt to collect samples from asteroid 2016 HO3 and if all goes well will have the opportunity to study comet 311P/PANSTARRS around 2035.<br /><br />Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta
