A cruise liner-size asteroid will come closer to Earth than some satellites. A new mission may be racing to meet it CNNEurope Announces New Mission to Infamous Asteroid Apophis Scientific AmericanScientists set sights on asteroid larger than Eiffel Tower as it skims past Earth The GuardianAsteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029, and this European satellite will be along for the ride Space.comIntroducing Ramses, ESA’s mission to asteroid Apophis European Space Agency