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Earth, Apophis
Countdown to Apophis: ESA’s Ramses Mission Targets Asteroid’s Historic Earth Flyby
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially launched its effort to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis ahead of the space rock’s unprecedented close approach to Earth in 2029. The agency has signed a €63 million contract with OHB Italia to begin preparatory work on the Ramses mission—a bold endeavor to study Apophis as it nears Earth.
ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid mission
The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away.
Asteroid Apophis to give Earth a close shave in 2029 flyby
Although we can still see comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in our sky, astronomers are already preparing for another extraordinary cosmic spectacle. On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will pass very close to Earth and will be visible to the naked eye.
Asteroid Apophis to soar close: Uncovering cosmic threats
Although comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible in our sky, astronomers are already preparing for another extraordinary cosmic event. On 13th April 2029, the asteroid Apophis will pass very close to Earth and will be visible to the naked eye.
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Friday the 13th threat? Asteroid Apophis, the 'city-killer,' could strike Earth in 2029: Here's what new study states
The European Space Agency's upcoming Ramses mission aims to study asteroid Apophis, which will approach Earth closely in 2029 ...
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Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029
The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its ...
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Scientists Are Getting Closer to Finding Evidence of the Fifth Force
An international team of scientists put the idea to the test thanks to mountains of data regarding OSIRIS-REx’s recent ...
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Near-Earth asteroid data help probe possible fifth force in universe
In 2023, the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission returned a sample of dust and rocks collected on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. In ...
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Is there a fifth force of nature? Asteroids provide new clues
A research team used Bennu's tracking data to investigate the potential existence of a fifth fundamental force in the ...
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Inside Nasa’s plan to stop dinosaur-killing asteroids wiping out Earth by unleashing 1,000 spacecraft – or even a NUKE
NASA plans to blast “planet killer” asteroids with a 1,000-strong army of spacecraft – or even a nuke. The space agency ...
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Asteroid-sample return mission enables researchers to conduct largest geophysical observation campaign of its kind
The OSIRIS-REx project made history last year as the first U.S. mission to bring back an asteroid sample from space—and with ...
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Watch: Hera asteroid defense mission lifts off
ESA's Hera spacecraft designed to assess NASA's experiment to deflect an asteroid has launched from Cape Canaveral Space ...
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'Fifth force of the universe': NASA's Bennu asteroid sample could turn hypothetical theory into reality
A year after NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned dust and rock samples from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, scientists are ...
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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 ...
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