$20 million NASA mission to visit ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid saved from budget cuts
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NASA’s OSIRIS‑APEX Mission Saved from Trump Cuts, Others Await Funding

NASA secured a $20 million earmark for OSIRIS‑APEX in the House FY 2026 budget, enabling a 2029 flyby of asteroid Apophis about 20,000 miles (32,000 km) from Earth. Read more: getnews.me/nasas-osiris-apex-missio... #osirisapex #apophis #nasa

A cartoon image of the Osiris Rex spacecraft and asteroid bennu. Bennu has a goofy expression. Osiris Rex has a long arm extended. Text reads: “OSIRIS-REx: that time NASA decided to punch an asteroid right in its stupid face. For science!”

After trying to identify surface features on a 3D model of asteroid Bennu using a 2D map, I am of the personal opinion that we really should have punched Bennu much harder. #spaceexploration #osirisrex #osirisapex #bennu #scienceillustration

OSIRIS-APEX and the 2026 NASA Budget: A Discussion with Dr. Dani DellaGiustina The OSIRIS-APEX mission, an extension of the wildly successful OSIRIS-REx mission, is set to rendezvous with Asteroid 9942 Apophis in April 2029. This mission takes full advantage of the OSIRIS-REx sp...

New #TalkingSpace installment! I spoke with the Principle Investigator of the #OSIRISAPEX mission, Dr. Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina, Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona about the mission and the impacts of the 2026 NASA Budget. Listen Here: www.podbean.com/media/share/...

The last session at the #Apophis T-4 workshop today is reviews of the #OSIRISAPEx and #RAMSES spacecraft and what they are planned to do at the asteroid:

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Apophis ci sfiorerà nel 2029, al punto che ne avvertiremo la forza gravitazionale. #asteroide Apophis #dioegizio Apopi #NEAlight #OSIRISAPEX #scalaTorino
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Mission engineers were confident NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification – Apophis Explorer) spacecraft could weather its closest ever pass of the Sun on Jan. 2, 2024. #Asteroid #AsteroidBennu #NASA #NASAOSIRISAPEX #OSIRISAPEX
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In der Bildmitte befindet sich auf einem runden Metallkörper ein kleines Häufchen tiefschwarzes Pulver. Das ganze befindet sich in einer von Glas umschlossenen Feinwaage. (Bild: Rigaku via Business Wire)

Rigaku untersucht Probe von Bennu
Rigaku führt Elementaranalyse einer von der NASA erhaltenen Probe des Asteroiden Bennu durch. Eine Pressemitteilung der Rigaku Holdings Corporation. (Bild: Rigaku via Business Wire) #Bennu #OSIRISREx #osirisapex
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#OsirisApex: #Asteroidensonde übersteht erste von sechs Annäherungen an die #Sonne www.heise.de/news/Osiris-...