A New Mission for OSIRIS-REx

OSIRIS-APEX

A New Mission for OSIRIS-REx

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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.

NPR

Topic(s)

Asteroids, comets, meteors

Date

June 10, 2022

Presenter(s)

DellaGiustina, Daniella

Object(s)

Apophis

Mission(s)/Instrument(s)

OSIRIS-APEX
OSIRIS-REx