A NASA spacecraft is nearing Earth in express delivery mode. Indeed, it's a "stone's throw" type of mission — one hauling extraterrestrial freight from a space rock deemed a possible security risk to Earth.
Launched in September 2016, NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer ( OSIRIS-REx ) spacecraft is toting a collection of asteroid bits and pieces.
Publisher: Space.com
Date: 2023-09-11T15:00:01Z
Author: Leonard David
Twitter: @SPACEdotcom
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