What is Apophis? Giant asteroid is 3 years from Earth approach

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.
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China’s 2026 space plans unveiled: Asteroid mission, crewed flights and rocket breakthroughs ahead

China is set to carry out an ambitious series of space missions in 2026, including asteroid exploration through Tianwen-2 and ...
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NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission Changed a Space Rock’s Orbit Around the Sun, Marking a First for Humanity

Dimorphos, on the lower right, surrounded by debris moments after DART's collision in September 2022. The asteroid's larger companion, Didymos, is on the left. ASI / NASA Four years ago, NASA ...
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Japan probe arrives at asteroid after nearly four-year space odyssey

A H-IIA rocket carrying Hayabusa 2 space probe blasts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 3 ...
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The mission that could determine whether Earth survives the next killer asteroid

Could we deflect an asteroid to stop it from hitting our planet?
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Asteroid-Smashing NASA Mission Sped Up Space Rocks’ Journey Around the Sun

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits. By Katrina Miller In 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a ...