NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft just made a very close pass by our planet, only 2,136 miles above the surface. For a spacecraft headed into deep space, that’s practically brushing past home. As it approached and swung away, OSIRIS-APEX turned its cameras back toward Earth. The team used the flyby to calibrate its instruments and check the spacecraft’s health before it continues toward its next target: asteroid Apophis, which will make a famously close pass by Earth in 2029. A quick hello, a quick