The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to the asteroid in this orbit animation. Credit: NASA's Scientific ...

Apophis, Ramses, and Osiris-Apex Apophis was discovered in 2004. The asteroid passed by Earth on December 21, 2004 at a distance of 14 million kilometres.

Apophis, a 1,100-foot asteroid, is set to pass by Earth in April 2029. At one point, it was believed to have nearly a 3 percent chance of hitting Earth, per Space.com. Scientists continue to study ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against future asteroid threats, but government budget cuts are ...

KinetX’s navigation work continues as part of the OSIRIS-APophis Explorer (OSIRIS-APEX) mission, guiding the spacecraft to its next target: the 300-meter asteroid Apophis. The mission includes ...

Including OSIRIS-REx, Lockheed Martin has bult more interplanetary spacecraft than all other U.S. companies combined and has partnered with NASA to explore every planet in our solar system.

Asteroid had 'all the stuff' to make life, OSIRIS-REx samples reveal Henry Brean Jan 29, 2025 Updated Apr 16, 2025 ...

NASA and its partners have published the first wave of information about the samples collected in the OSIRIS-REx mission. "The findings do not show evidence for life itself, but they do suggest ...