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 ...

NASA revealed that 'Asteroid 99942 Apophis' is a near-Earth object (NEO) which is likely to be about 335 meters across. It is expected to be the closest to Earth by 2029. The asteroid is almost ...

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 ...

Europe Plans Close Encounter With Asteroid Apophis 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 ...

Published: November 1, 2024 12:51pm EDT The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis.

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 the ...

Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid could steer 'God of Destruction' space rock destructively close on a ...

Calculating for Apophis’ future fly-bys in 2036 and 2068, this probability increases to 1-in-1 million—exponentially higher, yet still extremely unlikely.

A huge asteroid called 99942 Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos", has been reassessed by scientists, raising worries it might collide with Earth. Apophis, which was discovered in 2004, was once ...

The rock is called asteroid 99942 Apophis, and even if we now know it will let us be, the thing still is immensely scary. Apophis, also known as Apep, Apepi, or Aapep, was the god of darkness and ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced funding for Ramse - a mission which will attempt to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis as it skims by Earth.