The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning a mission to send a spacecraft to intercept the asteroid Apophis, a Near-Earth Object that has garnered attention due to its close encounters with Earth.

Ramses, DESTINY+ and OSIRIS-APEX will have a ringside seat for the encounter, if all goes to plan. A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its ...

An asteroid could wipe out humanity, but it's unlikely. Near-misses are more common than impacts, though planetary defence is ...