Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth

Or Graur

Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth

Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation

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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 Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses), will rendezvous with the asteroid in February 2029.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2024

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