On April 13th, 2029, the asteroid known as Apophis will pass by Earth at a distance of just 19,000 miles. For a bit of context, the Moon is somewhere between 225,000 and 252,000 miles away at any ...

The asteroid 99942 Apophis is headed for a close flyby with Earth on April 13, 2029, and space agencies are coordinating efforts to study the object during this the once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Among these space rocks, none have captured the scientific community's attention quite like Apophis. Discovered two decades ago, Apophis initially raised alarm due to its projected trajectory ...

The massive asteroid known as 99942 Apophis was once considered among the most dangerous asteroid in space, with the potential to strike Earth very high. When it was discovered, the 370-meter ...

In four years, on 13 April 2029 to be exact, a large asteroid named Apophis will fly by Earth just 32,000 kilometres above the surface. Apophis, like the recently identified asteroid known as 2024 ...

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 ...

These images of asteroid Apophis were recorded in March 2021 by radio antennas at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex in California and the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia.

Apophis, a large asteroid measuring 340-450 meters, will pass within 37,000 kilometers of Earth in April 2029. Though visible to the naked eye, the chance of collision remains low. Research ...

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 ...