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Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES), recently seen in the news, is a planetary defence mission of which space agency?

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
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European Space Agency (ESA)
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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Answer : 3. "European Space Agency (ESA)"
Explanation :
The European Space Agency’s Ramses spacecraft will accompany the asteroid Apophis during its close pass of Earth in 2029. The Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES) aims to intercept Apophis, which will pass within 32,000 km of Earth on April 13, 2029. Visible to 2 billion people, this rare event allows researchers to study Apophis’s altered characteristics due to Earth’s gravity, enhancing planetary defence capabilities.

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