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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 ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid Apophis could hit Earth in 2029, European Space Agency prepares defense mission
Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...
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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Asteroid Apophis to brush Earth in 2029, ESA plans mission
Although we can still see comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the sky, astronomers are already preparing for another ...
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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.
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Hera probe snaps its 1st images of Earth and moon on way to asteroid crash site
The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos on Oct. 7, meant to follow up on NASA's ...
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Scientists Are Getting Closer to Finding Evidence of the Fifth Force
future explorations of the asteroid Apophis could provide an even better chance to find this elusive force—if it exists at all. According to the current Standard Model, four fundamental forces ...
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NASA sounds alarm: Asteroid the size of Golden Gate Bridge hurtling towards Earth today
An asteroid of the size of Golden Gate Bridge will brush past Earth today, NASA has warned. NASA JPL has classified 1998 ST27 as a “Potentially Hazardous Asteroid” due to its predicted close ...
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Massive asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge heads toward Earth
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has issued a notice regarding an asteroid approaching Earth today, measuring roughly the length of the Golden Gate Bridge. This announcement highlights the ...