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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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Animation shows how a 10 meter asteroid passes Earth closer than the moon in orbit

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the size of a bus. Orbit animation courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech | ...
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Small Asteroid Impacted Earth Recently - See An Orbit Animation

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid 2024 UQ impacted Earth above the Pacific Ocean. The space rock was about 3 feet (1 meter) wide. It was detected by the ...
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House-Size Space Rock Gives Earth A Really Close Shave - Orbit Animation

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid 2025 TP5 flew about ~60,000 miles (97,000 km) from Earth. It is estimated to be about 17 meters in diameter (~55 feet).