Hera’s APEX CubeSat will reveal the stuff that asteroids are made of
Sunday, May 12, 2019 - 04:41
in Astronomy & Space
From Earth asteroids appear as little more than dots in the sky. Europe’s miniature APEX spacecraft will operate as a mineral prospector in deep space, surveying the make-up of its target asteroids down to individual boulders, helping prepare the way for future mining missions.