NASA deep space probe reaches asteroid deemed potential Earth threat

NASA's deep space explorer Osiris-Rex flew on Monday to within a dozen miles of its destination, a skyscraper-sized asteroid believed to hold organic compounds fundamental to life as well as the potential to collide with Earth in about 150 years.  [Source]

Origin: reuters.com

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