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An asteroid named Apophis will pass unusually close to Earth on April 13, 2029 .
The asteroid will pass less than 20,000 miles ( 32,000 kilometers ) from Earth 's surface.
The European Space Agency announced preliminary approval for a mission named RAMSES .
The mission would launch in April 2028 , a year ahead of the flyby, to rendezvous with the asteroid.
RAMSES will join OSIRIS -APEX mission in exploring Apophis in 2029 .
NASA is steering the spacecraft, already in space after its use on the OSIRis-REx asteroid sample return mission, toward a rendezvous with the asteroid.
Scientists are also urging NASA to consider launching a pair of mothballed science probes.
The Janus probes were built for NASA 's Janus mission, which the agency canceled last year .
Apophis will be visible in the skies over Europe and Africa when it is closest to our planet.
“The scientific return from an apophis flyby by Janus could be one of the best opportunities out there," says lead scientist on OSIRIS -APEX mission.
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