The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

MOSCOW — Russia’s top space researchers are considering a mission to deflect 99942 Apophis, an asteroid that will fly close to Earth two decades from now, said Anatoly Perminov, the head of Russia’s ...

Scientists estimate there are thousands of asteroids large enough to destroy a city near Earth. NASA is sending a telescope into space to find them.

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

Every now and then, an asteroid with the potential to strike Earth hits the headlines – and for good reason, since it is thought to have been a 15km wide asteroid impact that caused the mass ...

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