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In February 2017, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will undertake a search for Earth-Trojan asteroids while on its outbound journey to the asteroid Bennu. Earth-Trojans are asteroids that share an orbit with Earth while remaining near a stable point 60 degrees i (Illustration: OSIRIS-REx/UA) In February 2017, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will undertake a search for Earth-Trojan asteroids while on its outbound journey to the asteroid Bennu. Earth-Trojans are asteroids that share an orbit with Earth while remaining near a stable point 60 degrees in front of or behind the planet.