If you were worried about asteroid 99942 Apophis hitting the Earth in 2068, you can relax for at least another century. A new survey has confirmed that the probability of it colliding with us then ...

We’ve enjoyed a number of celestial spectacles in recent years – from total solar eclipses to stunning auroras – and yet, soon Earth will witness the space event to trump them all.In the next five ...

As for the 2068 encounter, that cannot be ruled out, at least not yet, owing to how the Yarkovsky effect is influencing Apophis. Asteroids, because they’re exposed to the Sun’s rays, absorb a ...

Good news from NASA: Earth is safe from the dangerous asteroid 99942 Apophis for the next 100 years. ... but the latest prediction for 2068 still remained even though the risk of impact was small.

Asteroid 99942 Apophis was discovered in 2004 and was thought to be one of the most potentially dangerous asteroids, given its size of around 1,100 feet across and how close its orbit takes it to ...

Asteroid 99942 Apophis has been considered one of the most hazardous asteroids with the potential to impact Earth since its ... and it could have a slight chance of impacting Earth in 2068.

For its current sojourn around the Sun, asteroid 99942 Apophis will make its closest approach to Earth on March 6, 2021, during which time it will come to within 10.5 million miles (16.9 million ...

Scientifically known as 99942 Apophis, the massive, 1,120-foot-wide space rock will fly within 23,441 miles above Earth's surface on April 13, 2029, as well as in 2036.

Asteroid 99942 Apophis makes return to Earth’s neighborhood. Mar 3, 2021, 2:30 PM ... 2036; and as mentioned before, April 12, 2068. All these dates are just before the tax deadline ...

The 325-metre asteroid 99942 Apophis, that will safely fly by the Earth in 2029 and 2036, may strike the planet in 2068, says an article published on the NASA website.

If you keep up with space and science news — or, more specifically, news related to asteroids and other threats from space — you’ve probably … ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as ...