This animation shows the distance between the Apophis asteroid and Earth at the time of the asteroid's closest approach. NASA/JPL-Caltech An asteroid that has been nicknamed after the Egyptian God of ...

Only a small handful of objects are known to pose a serious threat to Earth, and the gigantic asteroid Apophis is one of them. Scientists are now re-evaluating its potential to strike our planet in 48 ...

NASA's Small Bodies Assessment Group wants the agency to send spacecraft to visit the asteroid Apophis before it makes a close approach to Earth in 2029. Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, was ...

There are plenty of rocks floating around the solar system, but Apophis has attracted more than its share of attention due to several projected close shaves with Earth in the coming decades. While ...

LOS ANGELES - A huge asteroid called Apophis will make its closest approach to Earth, but pass safely by our planet Friday evening. According to Space.com, Apophis will remain about 44 times as ...

The massive space rock known as Apophis will pass by Earth several times in the upcoming decades. A collision with Earth has been ruled out for most of them, but one pass is still giving astronomers a ...

The asteroid, which was once thought to be a risk to Earth in 2029, was the perfect test subject during its recent close approach. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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48 years. That’s how many years it is estimated Earth has until the Apophis (God of chaos) asteroid is predicted to hit Earth. While it was first calculated that the Apophis asteroid would just miss ...