NASA's Asteroid Mission: From Sample Collection to Flyby
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NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft, after successfully dropping off a capsule filled with gravel and soil from asteroid Bennu, is now on its way to its next destination, Apophis. The spacecraft fired its thrusters to avoid reentering Earth's atmosphere and officially began its new mission, OSIRIS-Apex. Apophis, a stony near-Earth asteroid, was selected for study as scientists once believed it had a chance of colliding with Earth in the future. The spacecraft will reach Apophis in 2029, collecting data on its orbit, spin, and surface.
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