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 ...

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 ...

House-Size Space Rock Gives Earth A Really Close Shave - Orbit Animation

Asteroid 2025 TP5 flew about ~60,000 miles (97,000 km) from Earth. It is estimated to be about 17 meters in diameter (~55 ...
The Hill

New NASA imagery shows large asteroid that could impact Earth in 2032

The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), shows the path of a 130- to 300-foot-wide asteroid — named 2024 YR4 — having a more than 1 percent ...
Forbes

‘Earth Crosser’ Asteroid May Now Strike The Moon, Scientists Say

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Asteroid 2024 YR4, until recently thought to have a chance ...