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Time-Lapse Orbit Animation Of OSIRIS-APEX's Epic Journey To Asteroid Apophis

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

NASA scientists plan to bake, slice, and fire lasers at the asteroid sample from OSIRIS-REx to understand the creation of our solar system

Scientists plan to methodically examine samples from NASA's first asteroid mission, OSIRIS-REx, to figure out how our solar system formed.
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NASA's OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe wakes up after surviving close pass by the sun

The probe "performed as predicted" during the first of seven close approaches to the sun on its way to Apophis, NASA said. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...