A New Mission for OSIRIS-REx
A New Mission for OSIRIS-REx
The University of Arizona-backed satellite is headed home after collecting soil form the asteroid Bennu. UA astronomer Dani DellaGuistina describes how it will be redirected to observe the asteroid Apophis, which is headed for an extremely close approach to Earth.
DellaGuistina spoke with Tim Swindle, director of the University of Arizona Space Institute.
Topic(s)
Asteroids, comets, meteors
Date
June 10, 2022Presenter(s)
DellaGiustina, Daniella
Object(s)
Apophis
Mission(s)/Instrument(s)
OSIRIS-APEX
OSIRIS-REx