A Philippine Army soldier emplaces the Typhon payload deployment system with U.S. Army soldiers during the 2024 Salaknib exercise in Northern Luzon, Philippines. (Sgt. First Class Rudy Gonzalez/U ...

When Apophis passes approximately 31,860 kilometers above Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029 (a date that surely adds to its notoriety!), it will be visible to the naked eye as it moves across the sky.

The U.S. Army stationed a Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system, also known as Typhon, in the Philippines in April last year. The ground-based system can launch two types of missiles ...

Ryan DeBooy/US Army) The U.S. Army’s 3rd Multidomain Task Force unit is standing up its long-range fires battalion over the next year, including readying its Typhon battery for deployment in the ...

The Typhon missile system was deployed in the Philippines during the first phase of the Salaknib exercise in April of last year and used in the Balikatan joint exercises the following month.

Given that Apophis will come within around 20,000 miles of Earth, which is closer than many geostationary satellites currently in orbit, it’s natural to ask, will the Apophis asteroid hit Earth?

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to the asteroid in this orbit animation. Credit: NASA's Scientific ...

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo labeled China's continuous concern over the Philippines' typhon missile system as an overreaction. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/28 ...

THE PHILIPPINES should “change its course” by reconsidering its plan to keep US Typhon missile launchers, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. “We call on the Philippines to change its course and make a ...

This distance is similar to where the TV broadcast satellites are placed in Earth’s orbit. Apophis was also behind a massive scare some years ago when an incorrect estimate claimed it will strike ...