OSIRIS-Apex Spacecraft Captures Earth During Flyby

OSIRIS-Apex spacecraft captures Earth during flyby

New Delhi: NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Apophis Explorer (OSIRIS-APEX) spacecraft has captured the Earth during a flyby that occurred on 23 September, from a distance of 3,438 km from the Earth. The spacecraft is going to make another close approach in March 2027, before the planned rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis just after the close encounter with the Earth in April 2029. During the flyb…

OSIRIS-APEX mission to asteroid Apophis soars past Earth

https://earthsky.org/upl/2024/01/ezgif.com-gif-to-webm-converter.webm NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured this view of Earth as it soared some 2,100 miles (3,400 kilometers) above our planet’s surface on September 23, 2025. For comparison, satellites in low Earth orbit are found at altitudes up to 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers). Imagery via NASA/ Goddard/ University of Arizona/ Lockheed Martin. NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft swung past Earth o…