Scientists Plan for Apophis’s Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
This is radar image of a near-Earth asteroid similar to Apophis. We actually know very little about what Apophis looks like, but its pending flyby in 2029 will provide scientists…
NASA Needs Ideas to Study Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Apophis
Asteroid 99942 Apophis is fast approaching our home planet for an uncomfortably close encounter in 2029. In order to prepare for the rare event, NASA is calling for ideas for…
NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX Brushes the Sun on Its Way to New Asteroid Target
New mission, who dis? The spacecraft formerly known as OSIRIS-REx had an impromptu close encounter with the Sun as it follows a newly crafted route to a second asteroid, using…
Video Shows NASA Probe Dispatching Asteroid Sample Capsule to Earth
A view from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft as it dropped off its sample canister on September 24.Gif: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin Totally Killer Exclusive Clip Off English The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had…