Apophis Asteroid's Safe 2029 Flyby Spurs Global Space Missions

Asteroid Apophis will safely pass Earth by 32,000 km on April 13, 2029, a non-threatening close encounter. International space agencies, including ESA, JAXA, and NASA, are preparing missions to study this rare event, leveraging it for planetary defense research.

• Apophis will safely pass Earth on April 13, 2029, at 32,000 km distance.
• Initial impact fears ruled out; no collision risk for 100 years.
• ESA and JAXA are collaborating on the Ramses mission to study Apophis.
• NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft is also being redirected to Apophis.
• The flyby is a rare chance for planetary defense research.
• The term 'Doomsday Asteroid' is an exaggeration not supported by science.

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