The ‘small wonders’ unlocking secrets of the solar system

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...
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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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Bus-Size Asteroid Flew Closer Than The Moon - Watch The Orbit Animation

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide (13 m). Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve ...

3i/atlas: What today’s ‘Manhattan-size’ interstellar visitor really means

I/ATLAS is an interstellar object — the third known visitor from beyond our solar system — now sweeping past the Sun on a one ...