When Earth and the hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis pass by each other in five years’ time, the passage through Earth’s ...

Scientists predict that the asteroid Apophis may undergo significant surface changes when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029, according to a new study. The asteroid, named after the Egyptian ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis.

The European Space Agency's upcoming Ramses mission aims to study asteroid Apophis, which will approach Earth closely in 2029. While new findings suggest a slim chance of collision, the odds remain ...

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The mission, known as the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses), is in a race against time. It must launch by early 2028 to closely study the asteroid Apophis when it passes Earth on ...

The Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety mission, or Ramses for short, faces a race against time. It needs to launch in early 2028 in order to get up close with the infamous asteroid Apophis as ...

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Apophis, named for the Egyptian god of chaos and evil and currently hurtling through space at an average speed of roughly 19 miles per second, will come within about 20,000 miles of earth.

The space rock known as 99942 Apophis was named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction when it was discovered in 2004, because scientists were so worried it might collide with us.