A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with our planet in 2029. The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) asteroid Apophis is set for a close but non-threatening brush with Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, and agencies across the world are looking to make the most of this unique opportunity. …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows NASA’s OSRIS-APEX spacecraft as it watches the asteroid Apophis zoom past Earth in April 2029. | Credit: Robert Lea/NASA An asteroid once thought to pose a threat to Earth may be visible to the naked eye for up to two …
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An asteroid once thought to pose a threat to Earth may be visible to the naked eye for up to two billion people when it safely whizzes past our planet in 2029. “Apophis is a large, 340-meter asteroid that will pass safely past the Earth closer than geosynchronous satellites on April 13, 2029, which happens to be a Friday, because …
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When the potentially hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis makes its breathtakingly close flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029, more than 2 billion people across Africa and Western Europe will be able to watch it drift across the night sky. Under clear skies, the space rock will appear as a faint star — about as bright as the stars in the …
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SALT LAKE CITY — Two mission concepts are seeking funding to fly by and even collide with an asteroid that is making a very close flyby of Earth in 2029. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in …
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