Astronomers plan last look at asteroid before OSIRIS-REx launch
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Every six years, asteroid 1999 RQ 36 nears the Earth - by cosmic standards - and researchers are launching a global observation campaign to learn as much as possible in preparation for the OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S.-led mission to bring back a sample of pristine asteroid material.