which asteroid have we explored
Given the millions of asteroids in the asteroid belt, this region is currently under-explored. We have two asteroid-sample-return missions being planned. The Japanese are launching Hayabusa 2 next month (after successfully returning samples with the original Hayabusa mission), and NASA plan to launch OSIRIS-REx in 2016.
NASA is planning to launch a probe to study an asteroid that could one day pulverise the Earth. Picture: Supplied Source:Supplied NASA is planning to launch a probe to study an âArmageddonâ asteroid that could one day pulverise the Earth. The asteroid, named Bennu, crosses Earthâs orbit once every six years and has gotten ever closer since it was discovered in 1999, reports the New York Post.