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Apophis will pass by Earth at a distance of just 20,000 miles ( 32,000km ) - equivalent to one-tenth the distance from Earth to the Moon.
ESA 's Ramses spacecraft will attempt to rendezvous with the asteroid before it reaches its closest point to Earth and follow it throughout its journey.
The data gathered could reveal how to deflect deadly asteroids in the future.
In order to get to Apophis before it reaches Earth the craft will need to launch in just four years .
However, the ESA says that the data gathered is only part of how the mission will better prepare humanity against threats from space.
Simply getting a craft into space quickly could prove the difference between catastrophe and diverting the space rock in time.
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