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2026-03-23 Science & Technology

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

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-23 09:28|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1809 views ] Top

1 How many Abrams is that? [the person, not the vehicle]

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2 1

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Posted by Gleng Whaick2262 2026-03-23 21:36|| 2026-03-23 21:36|| Front Page Top

4 No worries, Gleng Whaick2262 — it’ll fly by, not impact, according to the article:

Apophis will pass by Earth at a distance of just 20,000 miles (32,000km)

Posted by trailing wife 2026-03-23 21:40|| 2026-03-23 21:40|| Front Page Top

5 Why Johnny can't read.

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