Ramses, ESA’s mission to asteroid Apophis [updated - ISRO seeks collaboration]

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Introducing Ramses, ESA’s mission to asteroid Apophis

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30 years ago, on 16 July 1994, astronomers watched in awe as the first of many pieces of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet slammed into Jupiter with incredible force. The event sparked intense interest in the field of planetary defence as people asked: “Could we do anything to prevent this happening to Earth?”

Today, ESA’s Space Safety programme takes another step towards answering this question. The programme has received permission to begin preparatory work for its next planetary defence mission – the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses).

Read More: ➡️ ESA

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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.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is seeking to collaborate with the European Space Agency (ESA) on its recently announced Ramses mission to track and study the Apophis asteroid that is slated to make a close encounter with the Earth in 2029.

ISRO chairman S Somanath said a few weeks ago that India would like to “go and meet the asteroid” when it came close to the Earth. However, he had not clarified whether ISRO was interested in sending its own mission or would collaborate with other space agencies.

Read More: ➡️ The Indian Express