Author: Or Graur, Associate Professor of Astrophysics, University of Portsmouth

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

Or Graur, Associate Professor of Astrophysics, University of PortsmouthLeave a Comment on Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth

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. Apophis is 340 metres wide, […]

Continue Reading