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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Asteroid Apophis: Animation Shows Asteroid's Nail-Biting Close Approach To Earth In 2029

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ScienceAlert

It's Official: NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Fly Past The Moon

Based on JWST's readings, which were collected on February 18 and 26, experts from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object ...
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NASA defense test kicked asteroid off course -- and changed its orbit around the sun

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it -- a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks. Their ...
Gizmodo

Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much. Reading time 3 minutes An asteroid is headed toward a close ...