Europe and Japan Team Up for Space Mission to Track Asteroid Apophis
ESA and JAXA unveil the Ramses mission. Its goal is to study the 2029 close flyby of asteroid Apophis. This marks a milestone in planetary defence collaboration. A Close Encounter in Space An extraordinary astronomical event is set to unfold in 2029. Asteroid Apophis will make a remarkably close pass by Earth. It measures about 375 metres across. The near-Earth object will zip past at just 32,000 kilometres—roughly one-tenth of the distance to the Moon—on April 13, 2029. When it was first discovered in 2004 there were fears. However, scientists have now confirmed that Apophis poses no impact threat for…
