NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe could make a 2nd stop at infamous asteroid Apophis

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Hot on the heels of successfully snagging hunks of space rock in October, the scientists behind NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission are contemplating sending the spacecraft to study the asteroid Apophis.

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Excellent news, particularly as the article says that OSIRIS-Rex could be put in orbit around the asteroid Apophis for a prolonged close up study of the near Earth object, which is a potential future Earth impact hazard. Let's hope the mission extension gets approved.