"OSIRIS-APEX: Surviving Perihelion and Chasing Asteroids"

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX space probe has resumed communication after surviving a close pass by the sun, during which it tucked in one of its solar panels to protect its instruments. The spacecraft is now performing well, but a full assessment of its performance will take a few months. OSIRIS-APEX is on its way to encounter the asteroid Apophis in 2029 after successfully completing the OSIRIS-REx mission to collect samples from the asteroid Bennu.