OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft completes Earth flyby on its journey to explore Apophis
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft flew within 2,136 miles of Earth on Tuesday, Sept. 23, as part of its mission to study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
During its close approach, the spacecraft recorded images and data of Earth. These observations are being used to calibrate its science instruments. Approximately nine hours after passing by, OSIRIS-APEX was 142,000 miles from Earth and trave
Published by SpaceDaily on 11/26/2025
