An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike ...
Observers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to see the asteroid streak across the sky with the naked eye. NASA plans to ...
A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...
Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. 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.
Everyone’s focused on the risk of this object one day hitting Earth, but just getting close to us may do extreme things to it ...
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 ...