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The European Space Agency will follow a skyscraper-sized asteroid as it flies past Earth
At about 1,230 feet across, the Apophis asteroid is slightly smaller than the Empire State Building. On April 13, 2029, that skyscraper-sized space rock will approach Earth, and the European Space Agency plans (ESA) to shadow it.
European Space Agency to expand UK presence
The European Space Agency unveiled plans July 23 to expand its presence in the United Kingdom as the country announced 2.1 million pounds ($2.7 million) of funding for programs tackling space industry skills gaps.
ISRO in talks with European Space Agency on Ramses mission to track asteroid
ISRO chairman S Somanath had said a few weeks ago that India would like to “go and meet the asteroid” when it came close to the Earth.
Spending watchdog questions UK investment in European Space Agency
The UK’s spending watchdog has questioned whether Britain’s investment in the European Space Agency is delivering value for money, after noting that the country received a lower return than France, Germany and Italy over most of the last decade.
Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029, and this European satellite will be along for the ride
As Apophis passes closer to Earth than geosynchronous satellites in April 2029, the asteroid will hopefully be tracked by a new ESA mission called Ramses.
The mission to meet an Empire State Building-sized asteroid before it skims past Earth: European Space Agency's Ramses spacecraft will rendezvous with Apophis in 2029 and accompany it on its 'potentially hazardous' journey to our planet
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced funding for Ramse - a mission which will attempt to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis as it skims by Earth.
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Debris is making space travel unsustainable
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Expensive Space Telescope Damaged by Small Space Rock
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Tim Peake to command Britain’s first independent space mission
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