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OSIRIS-APEX's remarkable journey to asteroid Apophis captured in time-lapse orbit animation

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Student creates out of this world design for NASA internship

An extraterrestrial scene painted with a blanket of regolith, rover models, steep craters, and floating rock formations fills a giant, panoramic screen. The setup is a centerpiece of the RIT 3D ...

What is Apophis? Giant asteroid is 3 years from Earth approach

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.
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Earth’s ‘moonlet,’ a tiny asteroid, estimated to stick around until 2083, astronomers say

It’s been called a moonlet. Sister moon. You could even call it a moon “buddy,” a companion or quasi-satellite, if you will, to our steady lunar neighbor. Astronomers say a tiny asteroid, called 2025 ...
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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 ...