News tagged with 99942 apophis

Herschel intercepts asteroid Apophis

(Phys.org)—ESA's Herschel space observatory made new observations of asteroid Apophis as it approached Earth this weekend. The data shows the asteroid to be bigger than first estimated, and less reflective.

Space Exploration

Jan 9, 2013

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Satellite beacon mission suggested for asteroid Apophis

According to a Russian news story, a report just released by the Russian Academy of Sciences suggests sending a satellite with a radio beacon to asteroid 99942 Apophis for better determining its trajectory and finding out ...

Space Exploration

Apr 10, 2012

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