Asteroid Apophis will skim past Earth in 2029, and a new joint mission plans to watch every change

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to ...
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Massive asteroid to pass Earth closer than satellites in 2029

The asteroid Apophis is set to make a historic and visible close approach to Earth in 2029, though scientists remain cautious ...

Asteroid with terrifying nickname to pass close to Earth in 2029

A potentially hazardous asteroid is anticipated to pass close to Earth in 2029. Asteroid 99942 Apophis – named after the Egyptian deity of chaos, darkness and fire – is expected to safely pass about ...

"God of chaos" asteroid will pass close to Earth in 3 years, NASA says

People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, according to NASA.

NASA Tracks Asteroid Set To Make ‘Very Rare’ Closest Approach to Earth

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029. Named Psyche like the ...

NASA Spacecraft Captures Rare Crescent Mars Ahead Of Friday’s Flyby

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will fly past Mars on May 15, 2026, using the planet’s gravity to accelerate toward asteroid Psyche.