<div class="grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article md:max-w-screen-sm" data-article-body="true"><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.</i></p><figure class="relative col-body mb-4"><div class="relative"><img alt=" NASA's OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe captured this image of Earth during a close flyby on Sept. 23, 2025. " loading="lazy" width="960" height="540" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="fig-image-round" style="color:transparent" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nKFSkOriYhoVhu_fUbkMjw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/space_311/f74bd32414bb12b4c35f947f410882d4"><button aria-label="View larger image" class="group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent" data-ylk="elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;"><span class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none"><svg viewbox="0 0 22 22" aria-hidden="true" class="size-4 lg:size-6" width="22" height="22"><path d="M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z"></path></svg></span></button><dialog aria-label="Modal Dialog" aria-modal="true" class="fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden"></dialog></div><figcaption class="relative text-[0.875rem]/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 pr-2.5"><div>NASA's OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe captured this image of Earth during a close flyby on Sept. 23, 2025. | Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin</div></figcaption></figure><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images of Earth recently as it whipped past the planet during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the famous asteroid Apophis.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">The photos showcase <a href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Earth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>Earth</u></a> in striking detail during a flyby on Sept. 23 when <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-cant-wait-osiris-apex-190002979.html" data-ylk="slk:OSIRIS-APEX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>OSIRIS-APEX</u></a> — short for "Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security-Apophis Explorer" — flew just 2,136 miles (3,438 kilometers) above the planet during its closest approach.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">The spacecraft captured swirling clouds over Earth's blue oceans and glimpses of continents passing below. The following day, as it departed Earth, OSIRIS-APEX snapped a dramatic shot of <a href="https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:the moon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>the moon</u></a> opposite Earth from roughly 370,000 miles (595,000 kilometers), according to <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/osiris-apex/2025/11/25/nasas-osiris-apex-spacecraft-slingshots-past-earth/?utm_source=trellis&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=The%20spacecraft%20of%20the%20U%20of%20A-led%20OSIRIS-APEX%20mission%20performed%20a%20%22slingshot%22%20maneuver%20around%20Earth%20as%20part%20of%20its%20journey%20to%20catch%20up%20with%20its%20mission%20target,%20asteroid%20Apophis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:a statement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>a statement</u></a> from NASA.</p><figure class="relative col-body mb-4"><div class="relative"><img alt="Two exposures from OSIRIS-APEX’s StowCam instrument were used in this image of the moon, on the far left, and Earth, on the far right. Light reflects off the spacecraft’s instruments in the foreground. OSIRIS-APEX was about 370,000 miles (595,000 kilometers) away from Earth when it captured this view on Sept. 24, 2025." loading="lazy" width="960" height="540" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="fig-image-round" style="color:transparent" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/51b7OK5nTO2f_XoJrTCirQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/space_311/72e64e426f01de2d5bc708d54e4477c4"><button aria-label="View larger image" class="group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent" data-ylk="elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;"><span class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none"><svg viewbox="0 0 22 22" aria-hidden="true" class="size-4 lg:size-6" width="22" height="22"><path d="M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z"></path></svg></span></button><dialog aria-label="Modal Dialog" aria-modal="true" class="fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden"></dialog></div><figcaption class="relative text-[0.875rem]/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 pr-2.5"><div>Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin</div></figcaption></figure><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">OSIRIS-APEX is the second phase of <a href="https://www.space.com/33776-osiris-rex.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:OSIRIS-REx;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>OSIRIS-REx</u></a>, the mission that returned a sample from the near-asteroid (NEA) <a href="https://www.space.com/39958-asteroid-bennu.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Bennu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>Bennu</u></a> in 2023. After that historic journey, NASA charted a new course toward <a href="https://www.space.com/apophis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Apophis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>Apophis</u></a>, a stony metal-rich NEA that offers a sharp scientific contrast to Bennu's carbon-rich composition (and was once thought to pose a serious impact risk to Earth). The recent images from OSIRIS-APEX mark an early milestone, confirming that its cameras and instruments are fully operational after years in deep space, and that the spacecraft is on course for its interplanetary journey.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">The September flyby was designed to use Earth's gravity to boost OSIRIS-APEX's speed and redirect it toward Apophis, which will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029. That encounter will bring the <a href="https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:asteroid;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>asteroid</u></a> closer than many satellites — close enough for Earth's tidal forces to potentially reshape the asteroid's surface, alter its spin or even shift its orbit. OSIRIS-APEX is scheduled to arrive shortly thereafter, making it the first mission to document how an asteroid responds to a close planetary pass, according to the University of Arizona's <a href="https://osirisrex.arizona.edu/osiris-apex" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:mission overview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>mission overview</u></a> page.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">Once in orbit around Apophis, the spacecraft will spend roughly 18 months mapping the asteroid, studying its composition and capturing high-resolution imagery. Mission planners also hope to hover a few meters above the surface and fire the probe's thrusters downward to stir up dust and reveal fresh previously hidden material.</p><figure class="relative col-body mb-4"><div class="relative"><img alt="spacecraft photo of earth, showing australia surrounded by cloud-covered seas" loading="lazy" width="960" height="540" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="fig-image-round" style="color:transparent" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/N2pbavNqTX7dUASPfj5Zgg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/space_311/2391ace37039bbf061f8e3c3b628731c"><button aria-label="View larger image" class="group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent" data-ylk="elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;"><span class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none"><svg viewbox="0 0 22 22" aria-hidden="true" class="size-4 lg:size-6" width="22" height="22"><path d="M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z"></path></svg></span></button><dialog aria-label="Modal Dialog" aria-modal="true" class="fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden"></dialog></div><figcaption class="relative text-[0.875rem]/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 pr-2.5"><div>This view of Earth was collected about nine hours after OSIRIS-APEX’s closest approach to Earth on Sept. 23, 2025, when it was about 142,000 miles (228,000 km) away from Earth and getting farther. | Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona</div></figcaption></figure><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">The newly released Earth images were captured using the spacecraft's MapCam imager, which features red, green and blue filters, as well as StowCam, which is capable of both still and video imagery to verify safe storage of collected <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/asteroid-bennu-contains-stardust-thats-210000049.html" data-ylk="slk:asteroid samples;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link  yahoo-link"><u>asteroid samples</u></a>.</p><p class="col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color">As the mission continues, OSIRIS-APEX will send back trajectory updates, perform additional instrument checks and eventually deliver the first up-close views of Apophis — a <a href="https://www.space.com/near-earth-asteroids-approaching-encounters-tracking" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:near-Earth asteroid;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><u>near-Earth asteroid</u></a> whose close encounter with our planet could teach scientists more about how such bodies evolve and respond to gravitational forces.</p></div>

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