They orbit the Kepler-62 star in the Constellation Lyra - 1, 200 light-years from Earth.
About nine minutes out, the capsule detached from the spacecraft that had shepherded it from Earth.
Current predictions are that Apophis will pass between 18, 880 and 20, 880 miles from earth.
Since the finale occurred in the dark, telescopes from Earth did not capture it.
It is located in the Milky Way galaxy, about 335 light years from Earth.
This is the source of the optical pulse which can be seen from Earth.
Calculating the density of an object 340m kilometres (210m miles) from earth is no easy task.
But he didn't reckon on the inexorable pull of gravity from Earth's nearest celestial neighbor.
These reflect sunlight away from Earth and thus oppose the effect of greenhouse gases.
KELT-2Ab orbits the bigger star, which is bright enough to be seen from Earth with binoculars.
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Practising on the moon makes sense because it is only three days travel from Earth.
The telescope was launched almost four years ago and sent to an observing position 1.5 million km from Earth.
It takes 7 minutes for the signal to go from Earth to Mars and back again.
The system, which right now is designated Kepler-47, is located about 4, 900 light years from Earth.
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This provides us with the first real image of a planet situated 25 light years from Earth.
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An inflatable structure would be transported from Earth, then covered with a shell built by 3D printers.
The first, called Kepler-34b, orbits its two small stars in a system about 4, 900 light-years from Earth.
Viewed from earth, the disputed source is now too near the sun for big telescopes to observe.
For example, astronomers recently discovered a galaxy that is over 13 billion light years away from Earth.
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And an optical mission to test laser relay capabilities from earth geosynchronous (GEO) orbit will soon follow.
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It now sits over a million km from Earth, taking astonishing vistas of the cold and dusty cosmos.
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The most distorted galaxies, therefore, were those twice as far from Earth as the gravitational lens distorting them.
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At a distance of more than 20 light years from Earth, Gliese 581c is not exactly on the doorstep.
The asteroid is more than 94 million miles (152 million km) from Earth.
NASA's Internet tool SkyWatch is providing information on viewing the Dragon from Earth.
Normally, a trip from Earth to the ISS takes about two days.
The solar system the team discovered is about 10, 000 light years from Earth.
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It is located about 335 light years from Earth, within the Milky Way.
The first, called Kepler-34b, orbits its two small stars in a solar system about 4, 900 light years from Earth.
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