OSIRIS-APEX — spacecraft, shown live in Cosmoscope, a real-time 3D map of the universe.
Reborn from OSIRIS-REx after dropping its Bennu sample to Earth, the probe now chases Apophis to study the infamous asteroid’s close 2029 flyby of our planet.
Cosmoscope draws OSIRIS-APEX on its real trajectory, from mission ephemeris rather than an artist's impression. Open the live 3D view to see where OSIRIS-APEX is right now, how far it has travelled from the Sun, and how long its radio signal takes to reach Earth. Scrub the timeline to replay the route that took it there.