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The World Will Soon Witness "One of the Rarest Space Events of Our Lives"
Something like this happens once every 5,000 to 10,000 years.
As well as the total solar eclipse and the Sun approaching its peak in activity, creating stunning auroras on Earth, we will soon see an event first recorded in a medieval manuscript, when T Coronae Borealis goes nova. Additionally, the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft will dip toward the surface of Apophis – a 'stony' asteroid made of silicate (or rocky) material and a mixture of metallic nickel and iron – and fire its engines to kick up loose rocks and dust. "Earth’s gravity will 'stretch' and ‘squeeze’ Apophis, triggering landslides and revealing lots about the asteroid’s material, structure, density and cohesion," ESA explained.
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