Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid that has captured global attention due to its close approach predicted for the year 2029.

The simulations revealed that the chance of an unknown asteroid hitting Apophis off its current course ... finds gold 'mourning ring' engraved with skull and date in UK field ...

Asteroid Apophis won't collide with Earth in the next century, but its scientific impact will be tremendous. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance of colliding into Earth in five years, when it is expected to make a ...

Apophis is projected to pass within 20,000 miles of our planet’s surface on April 13 2029. The menacing asteroid will harmlessly pass by, astronomers say. Apophis measures nearly a quarter of a ...

An artist's rendition of Apophis, happily soaring through space and not crashing into any planets. © The Planetary Society; CC BY-NC 3.0 Asteroid Apophis doesn’t ...

Suffice to say those were heady days in the asteroid-tracking community. But as of March 2021, NASA has confirmed that there is absolutely zero chance the space rock known as 99942 Apophis will ...

A team of astronomers believe that our planet’s gravitational pull could alter the surface of Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) set to make a close approach to Earth in five years’ time.

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 ...

But that impact assessment changed over the years after astronomers tracked Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, and its orbit became better determined, and it became clear that it was on course ...