<![CDATA[It is ON!]]>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

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/mycrowgirl/statuses/116552733113558573https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flipping.rocks/users/mycrowgirl/statuses/116552733113558573Sun, 10 May 2026 22:52:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It is ON! on Sun, 10 May 2026 22:18:07 GMT]]>Instruments aboard Ramses will measure what happens as asteroid Apophis passes through Earth's radiation belts.

The Ramses spacecraft may also land a cubesat on the asteroid & study its properties from the ground!

https://www.dlr.de/en/blog/archive/2026/ramses-mission-rps-and-marie-to-investigate-asteroid-apophis-passage-through-earth-s-magnetosphere

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