NASA has launched a mission to study the 'God of Chaos' asteroid

NASA has launched a mission to study the 'God of Chaos' asteroid

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: December 30 2023

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  • 'God of Chaos' means 'God of chaos'.
  • This is an asteroid which will pass close to the Earth in the year 2029.
  • Recently, the American space agency NASA has again started a mission to study this asteroid.
  • The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has recently returned from deep space after collecting samples from the space rock 'Bennu'.
  • Its name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX.
  • It has now been sent to study the asteroid Apophis, which will pass very close to the Earth in 2029.
  • This asteroid will pass near Earth on April 13, 2029, from a distance of about 20,000 miles.
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