NASA gives green light for OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to visit another asteroid

Spacecraft firing thrusters near surface of asteroid
Monday, April 25, 2022

The extended UArizona-led mission, dubbed OSIRIS-APEX, will study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, which is expected to have a close encounter with Earth in 2029.

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