Once feared as a threat to Earth, the asteroid Apophis is now considered to pose a rare exploration opportunity — if space ...

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 ...

The planetary defense mission would study Apophis' composition, structure and how the tidal forces of Earth affect the asteroid and its cohesion. Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the ...

The project, dubbed the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, or Ramses, comes from the European Space Agency (ESA). Ramses must launch by April 2028—an ambitious timeline, especially because ...

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 ...

The European Space Agency is fast-tracking a new mission called Ramses, which will fly to near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis and join the space rock in 2029 when it comes very close to our planet ...

The European Space Agency has announced ... to be on a collision course with Earth. The Ramses mission is unique because it would arrive at Apophis before the space rock passes our planet and ...

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 ...

MILAN — The European Space Agency (ESA ... hit us Ramses has the recently launched Hera mission to thank for its chance to race to meet Apophis. The spacecraft will be an adapted version ...