Planetary Defense Daily
Sunday, November 8, 2026 (UTC)
Sections99942 Apophis On the News!Launch UpdatesAsteroid NewsWritersDana WhitfieldYara CastellanosOn air127 weeks to Apophis 2029: No impact risk remains confirmedApophis countdown, 128 weeks to go: a Chinese student team wants a front-row seatCrew-12's spacewalk tally, an ESA endurance record and a Colombian teen's NASA selectionSpaceX lofts 21 military satellites and plans a Florida gas pipeline for Starship as rivals slip99942 Apophis will safely pass Earth in 2029SpaceX targets Sept. 22 for Starship's first orbital launch attemptSpaceX Starship reaches orbit on 14th test flightIntroducing 99942 Apophis On the News! - tracking truth for 2029
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127 weeks to Apophis 2029: No impact risk remains confirmedOfficial orbit data confirms asteroid 99942 Apophis will safely pass Earth in 2029 with no impact risk for at least 100 years.99942 Apophis On the News! · Dana Whitfield · 2026-11-02Apophis countdown, 128 weeks to go: a Chinese student team wants a front-row seatThis week's claim about the 2029 flyby, checked: Tsinghua's START mission is real, but Apophis is not "the most dangerous asteroid".99942 Apophis On the News! · Dana Whitfield · 2026-10-31Crew-12's spacewalk tally, an ESA endurance record and a Colombian teen's NASA selectionAstronaut news from the station, the Artemis programme and the next generationlaunch updates · Yara Castellanos · 2026-10-12SpaceX lofts 21 military satellites and plans a Florida gas pipeline for Starship as rivals slipA busy fortnight: a Space Development Agency launch, a 32.4-mile fuel pipeline filing and a rival rocket's delaylaunch updates · Yara Castellanos · 2026-10-1299942 Apophis will safely pass Earth in 2029NASA, ESA and a planetary-defense assessment agree: no impact is possible on the 13 April 2029 flyby.99942 Apophis On the News! · Dana Whitfield · 2026-10-12SpaceX targets Sept. 22 for Starship's first orbital launch attemptThe company said on Sept. 16 it plans to launch the rocket into Earth orbit from Texas on the morning of Sept. 22, pending regulatory approval.launch updates · Yara Castellanos · 2026-10-08SpaceX Starship reaches orbit on 14th test flightThe vehicle achieved stable Earth orbit for the first time during a Monday launch from Texas.launch updates · Dana Whitfield · 2026-10-08Introducing 99942 Apophis On the News! - tracking truth for 2029This new series will verify claims about near Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis and correct false reporting ahead of its safe 2029 close approach.99942 Apophis On the News! · Dana Whitfield · 2026-10-08
All 9Small asteroid CERNQ52 hits atmosphere over Indian Ocean on 6 SeptemberNASA confirmed the impact of an 80-centimeter to 1-meter asteroid, designated CERNQ52, on September 6, 2026.asteroid news · Dana Whitfield · 2026-10-11

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