2029 Apophis asteroid flyby will be a close encounter with Earth Earth’s gravity may dramatically alter the surface of ...

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

The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos," is set to pass by Earth on November 13th. While scientists assure it poses no immediate threat, its size and proximity have made it a focal ...

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...

NASA is on high alert as a massive asteroid, named 99942 Apophis and dubbed the "God of Chaos," approaches Earth, with its closest pass expected on November 13. Measuring around 450 by 170 meters ...

Observers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to see the asteroid streak across the sky with the naked eye. NASA plans to redirect the OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer (OSIRIS-APEX) spacecraft from ...

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 ...

Washington: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued an alert for November 13 as asteroid 99942 ...

Their research suggests that when the asteroid Apophis - named for the Egyptian God of Chaos - passes within just 19,000 miles of Earth, our planet's gravitational pull will cause it to violently ...

In 2029, Earth will have a hair-raisingly close encounter with asteroid 99942 Apophis, a colossal space rock that could wreak havoc if it were to hit us—but it’ll come shockingly close.