Apophis Archives

“A Mission That Pushes the Boundaries of Commercial Space”: Autonomous ‘SpacePilot’ Will Pilot Spacecraft to Asteroid Apophis

Christopher Plain·February 11, 2026

Commercial deep-space mission operator ExLabs has selected SpacePilot autonomous software for the 2029 Apophis asteroid intercept mission.

HAARP Facility Experiment Bounces Radio Signals Off Space Object to Help Boost Planetary Defense

Micah Hanks·January 2, 2023

A 500-foot asteroid was recently the target of radio signals emitted by Alaska's HAARP facility, as part of an effort to enhance our ability to detect potentially deadly space objects.

Apophis, a Feared Future Earth Impactor, Just Flew Past Us

Micah Hanks·March 8, 2021

Apophis, a near-earth asteroid as large as the Eifel Tower, has kept some astronomers on edge about its future flybys.

New Findings May Place the Asteroid Apophis Within Striking Distance of Earth

Apophis May Strike Earth in 2068 Due to Yarkovsky Effect.

MJ Banias·December 2, 2020

New data presented in late October indicates that the 340-meter-wide Apophis asteroid may drift much closer to Earth than initially thought.

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“A Mission That Pushes the Boundaries of Commercial Space”: Autonomous ‘SpacePilot’ Will Pilot Spacecraft to Asteroid Apophis

HAARP Facility Experiment Bounces Radio Signals Off Space Object to Help Boost Planetary Defense

Apophis, a Feared Future Earth Impactor, Just Flew Past Us

New Findings May Place the Asteroid Apophis Within Striking Distance of Earth

Apophis May Strike Earth in 2068 Due to Yarkovsky Effect.

Apophis May Strike Earth in 2068 Due to Yarkovsky Effect.

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