OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shines a light on asteroid Bennu's future orbit

NASA scientists released a study this week that utilized precision tracking data from OSIRIS-REx. Data gathered from the spacecraft is allowing scientists to understand the movements of asteroid Bennu, which is labeled potentially hazardous, through the year 2300. The new data helps refine the asteroid’s future orbit and helps clarify calculations on if Bennu poses any hazard to the Earth …