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Time-lapse orbit animation of OSIRIS-APEX's epic journey to asteroid Apophis

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

This asteroid is spilling secrets about the origin of life on Earth

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...
CNN

Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby

After successfully delivering NASA’s first asteroid sample collected in space, the OSIRIS-REx mission, now renamed OSIRIS-APEX, is embarking on a new journey — this time to study an asteroid that will ...
Forbes

All The ‘Destiny 2’ Osiris Theories, Ahead Of His Return In Lightfall

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Osiris has been one of the most enigmatic characters in ...
The Verge

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brings asteroid samples back to Earth

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission was launched in September 2016, and seven years later, its capsule landed in the Utah desert for NASA to collect and analyze its first-ever samples collected from an asteroid ...