NASA Relaunches Spacecraft OSIRIS-APEx to Study Apophis
On 27th December, 2023, NASA announced that it has embarked on a renewed mission to study the asteroid Apophis, formerly known as OSIRIS-REx, by relaunching the spacecraft under the new name OSIRIS-APEx.
- The spacecraft, which initially conducted a seven-year journey to bring a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth, is now on its way to explore the asteroid Apophis, presenting a unique opportunity for scientific investigation.
OSIRIS-APEx Mission
- OSIRIS-APEx, the relaunched spacecraft, will study Apophis immediately after its close approach in 2029.
- The mission aims to observe changes in Apophis' surface, alterations in its orbit, and potential seismic activity, offering insights into ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Science & Technology
- 1 India Successfully Test-Fires ASTRA BVRAAM
- 2 India, US Firms Partner to Develop ASW Drones
- 3 Scientists Discover Thriving Life Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf
- 4 Scientists Transform Light into Supersolid for the First Time
- 5 France Discovers World's Largest Natural Hydrogen Reserve
- 6 SpaDeX Mission: ISRO Successfully Undocks Satellites in Space
- 7 Aditya-L1 Captures Unprecedented Solar Flare Details
- 8 NASA Launches SPHEREx Mission
- 9 ISRO Develops Indigenous Microprocessors for Space Applications
- 10 DRDO Renames Astra MK-III Missile as Gandiva
