The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis ..

An asteroid the size of Manhattan’s Empire State Building will safely pass on April 13, 2029, in a once every 5,000 to 10,000 ...

NASA revealed that 'Asteroid 99942 Apophis' is a near-Earth ... a collision course with Earth in 2029, 2036 or 2068. Highlighting that asteroid Apophis will be the closest to our planet in 2029 ...

Asteroid 99942, which is about 1,200 feet/370 meters ... It was given the nickname “Apophis” — the Egyptian god of chaos — when it was first discovered in 2004 because it appeared to ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942 ... and 2068. Until recently, there was a small chance that Apophis could collide ...

When asteroid 99942 Apophis flies closely past Earth in 2029, the gravitational interaction between the two bodies is likely to dramatically alter the asteroid's surface. That's the conclusion of ...

When asteroid 99942 Apophis flies closely past Earth in 2029, the gravitational interaction between the two bodies is likely to dramatically alter the asteroid's surface. That's the conclusion of an ...

Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. Discovered in 2004, the 450-meter-wide asteroid will pass remarkably close to Earth on ...

When Earth and the hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis pass by each other in five years’ time, the passage through Earth’s gravitational well could reshape the space rock’s surface. A new paper ...

A recent study led by Ronald-Louis Ballouz from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory suggests that the asteroid 99942 Apophis may experience tremors—similar to earthquakes—due ...