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Time-lapse orbit animation of OSIRIS-APEX's epic journey to asteroid Apophis

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
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Bus-size asteroid flew closer than the moon - watch the orbit animation

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...
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Asteroid Apophis: Animation Shows Asteroid's Nail-Biting Close Approach To Earth In 2029

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...