ESA is preparing a mission to study and land on asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with Earth in 2029. NASA is also ...

Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid that has captured global attention due to its close approach predicted for the year 2029.

NASA does have one mission going to Apophis after the flyby. The main spacecraft from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, rechristened OSIRIS-APEX, will arrive at Apophis shortly after ...

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The NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-APEX hovers over the surface of the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, using its thrusters to disturb the asteroid's surface to reveal what lies beneath, as shown in an ...

On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will fly past Earth. Researchers at the University of Würzburg are now developing a concept for two small satellites that will rendezvous with Apophis in ...

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In four years, a large asteroid will make an extremely close flyby of our home planet Named Apophis, the space rock will come within just 32,000 kilometres of Earth on April 13, 2029, closer than ...