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 mile ...

Could a collision with another object in space set massive asteroid Apophis on a collision course with our planet? This question has been on many minds over the past two decades, but new research ...

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 close ...

For nearly 20 years, scientists have known an asteroid named Apophis will pass unusually close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. But most officials at the world's space agencies stopped paying much ...

Zooming by at a distance less than 20,000 miles from our planet's surface, Apophis will make history on April 13, 2029, as the closest encounter ever recorded with an asteroid of such magnitude.

In about five years’ time, a potentially hazardous asteroid will swing by Earth at an eerily close distance of less than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers). During this rare encounter, Apophis will be ...

On 13 April 2029, something extraordinary will unfold in the skies above Earth. An asteroid named 99942 Apophis — roughly the size of the Eiffel Tower — will pass within 30,000 kilometres of our ...

In 2029, a massive asteroid called Apophis is expected to whizz close to Earth. So close, in fact, that it will come within one tenth of the distance between the Earth and Moon. Now, the European ...

Asteroid Apophis is ready for its close-up—but are we? In 2029 the sizeable space rock will swing by our planet within one tenth of the Earth-moon distance. Scientists and engineers are now racing ...

Among astronomers both professional and amateur, perhaps no asteroid is more notorious than Apophis. If you've heard of Apophis, then you're likely aware of the reputation it gained upon its discovery ...