The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

There was also a brief period during which it was thought to pose a risk in 2036. However, further observations have ...

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 ...

It was given the nickname “Apophis” — the Egyptian god of chaos — when it was first discovered in 2004 because it appeared to perhaps be on a collision course with Earth in 2029 ...

The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos," is ... especially given the possibility of minor orbital shifts during close encounters with Earth. Because asteroids are constantly influenced ...

The Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety mission, or Ramses for short, faces a race against time. It needs to launch in early 2028 in order to get up close with the infamous asteroid Apophis as ...

Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike Earth. Measuring 1,000-feet-long, the massive asteroid was discovered in 2004.

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 ...

The other process that could "refresh" Apophis' surface is a change in its tumbling. Tumbling occurs because the asteroid doesn't rotate on a fixed axis or time period; instead, it tumbles through ...

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 ...

Researchers predict that Earth will wreak havoc on asteroid Apophis during their close encounter in 2029. First, the immense pull may cause tremors strong enough to dislodge rocks and dust ...

Apophis’s very close pass to Earth in 2029 presents an ... Originally, the distance between them was approximately 1.1 kilometres and Dimorphos' orbital period was 11 hours 55 minutes. The controlled ...