Asteroid 2026 CU1 will sweep past Earth this week at high speed, close enough to attract attention yet deemed safe, raising ...

In previous DLR blog posts, I wrote about the preparations for the scientific investigation of asteroid Apophis by the RAMSES mission – a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the ...

Asteroid 2025 YU15 will sweep past Earth at remarkable speed this February, drawing global attention and raising questions about how closely scientists are watching the next celestial visitor.

Her baby couldn’t make it home for the holidays, but at least Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina had some out-of-this-world snapshots to keep herself warm. DellaGiustina is principal investigator for NASA’s ...

The European Space Agency is sending a probe to intercept an asteroid that will swing uncomfortably close to Earth on a Friday the 13th in 2029. The Ramses mission will fly alongside the asteroid ...

NASA has thrown a lifeline to scientists working on a mission to visit an asteroid that will make an unusually close flyby of the Earth in 2029, reversing the Trump administration’s previous plan to ...

ESA's planned Ramses mission would arrive at the asteroid Apophis two months before the asteroid's April 2029 close flyby of Earth. Credit: ESA WASHINGTON — A European-led mission to the asteroid ...

TOKYO — Japan will join a European project to observe the Apophis asteroid when it passes close to the Earth by providing the H3 rocket as a launch vehicle, a Japanese space agency official said on ...

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Politecnico di Milano Department of Aerospace Science and Technology’s Francesco Topputo and Fabio Ferrari said: "Being part of the Apophis mission is a tremendous honour. We are developing ...

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In 2029, a giant asteroid named Apophis will zoom past Earth, coming crazy close—closer than some satellites! Scientists say it won’t hit us (phew!), but the encounter could still be wild. The massive ...