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 ...
Mashable

Weird orbit of the James Webb telescope shown in NASA animation

The James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) orbit is a bit strange. Unlike the legendary Hubble telescope, which circles Earth, JWST will orbit the sun. But as this animation from NASA's Goddard Space ...
Space on MSN

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 ...
Yahoo

Small Asteroid Impacted Earth Recently - See An Orbit Animation

Asteroid 2024 UQ impacted Earth above the Pacific Ocean. The space rock was about 3 feet (1 meter) wide. It was detected by the ATLAS survey on the day it struck Earth. Credit: Space.com | animation: ...
nerdist

Here’s How Stars Orbit Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

Black holes continue to amaze us for an endless number of reasons. The celestial objects are furious feasters of gas and they send ripples through the fabric of spacetime. Now, in another ...
Yahoo

Airplane-Size Asteroid 2024 BJ Flies Closer Than The Moon In Orbit Animation

Asteroid 2024 BJ's closest approach to Earth will be about 220,000 miles (354,000 kilometers) way. The space rock is ~68 feet (21 meters) wide. Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited ...
WFAA8

SpaceX animation shows Falcon Heavy operation from liftoff to orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A new animation released ahead of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch shows how it'll go from takeoff to orbit if all goes according to plan. Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful ...
Business Insider

An astronomer's colorful animation shows how Saturn's disappearing rings act like a 'mini solar system'

If star-hopping aliens ever visited our solar system, Saturn is probably the planet they'd remember. The seven giant rings circling its equator make Saturn the most distinct planet orbiting the sun.
DLR

Animation showing ESA's CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) in orbit above Earth

The CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) orbits Earth at an altitude of approximately 700 kilometres in a Sun-synchronous orbit that travels above the day-night terminator; such a ...