Illustration of ESA's Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis, making its 2029 flyby.

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   Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-May-2026 08:07:41 JST Corey S Powell

   It is ON! Japan & Europe are collaborating on Ramses, a mission to asteroid Apophis as it makes a rare, unusually close pass by the Earth in April 2029.

   The Ramses spacecraft will study Apophis & see how it changes under the pull of Earth's gravity.

   https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/Ramses_ESA_s_mission_to_asteroid_Apophis #space #science #nature #tech