For most of human history, our experience with asteroids has been limited to the chunks of rock and metal that survive passage through the atmosphere before striking the surface — sometimes with disastrous results. It wasn’t until the last few years that we’ve been able to examine these space rocks up close before they smack into us. We are increasingly discovering that asteroids aren’t the monolithic objects we expected. New research from the NASA OSIRIS-REx team demonstrates that. According to the latest research ... Read even more
