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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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99942 Apophis: Animation Shows Asteroid's Nail-Biting Close Approach To Earth In 2029

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Animation of Asteroid Apophis’ 2029 Close Approach with Earth

This video depicts the flight path 99942 Apophis will take past Earth over 5 hours and 17 minutes on April 13 and 14, 2029. The blue dots are geostationary satellites in Earth orbit; the moon is too ...