The asteroid 99942 Apophis, dubbed the "God of Chaos" for its menacing potential, is making headlines once more. As Earth ...

In just under half a decade, a 1,000-foot-wide (305-meter-wide) asteroid named after ... no less — when Apophis, formally known as (99942) Apophis, makes its closest approach to Earth, it ...

Apophis is set to fly past the Earth on April 13, 2029, and return every few years into the distant future. But scientists ...

Earthlings can breathe a sigh of relief after US space agency Nasa confirmed the planet was "safe" from a once-feared asteroid for the next 100 years at least. Nasa had deemed Apophis to be one of ...

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.

ESA's Space Safety program has received permission to begin preparatory work for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses), aimed at studying asteroid 99942 Apophis. The Shoemaker-Levy 9 ...

The agency has announced an analysis of the trajectory of Apophis, a near-earth asteroid. Apophis, a 1,100-foot asteroid, was thought a possible and worrying candidate for terrestrial collision ...

TASS/. Passage of the Apophis asteroid near Earth in August 2020 is not dangerous for humankind. The passage of the asteroid in 2029 won’t be threatening either, Vice President of the Russian ...

Apophis, the ' God of Chaos ' asteroid will be passing by Earth on April 13, 2029. The asteroid could do considerable damage if it were to collide into Earth. According to Billionaire Elon Musk ...

TASS/. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is keen on participating in a planetary protection mission in space before the Apophis asteroid makes a close approach to Earth, expected in ...