Apophis, a massive near-Earth asteroid, is set to pass just 20,000 miles from Earth on April 13, 2029. The flyby, described ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid is anticipated to pass close to Earth in 2029. Asteroid 99942 Apophis – named after the ...

The asteroid Apophis, which is about the size of the Eiffel Tower, is set to come within 20,000 miles of Earth with NASA ...

NASA has confirmed that the Apophis asteroid, dubbed the 'God of Chaos', will make a historic close approach to Earth.

It will come within around 20,000 miles of the Earth’s surface, which is closer than some satellites - in a truly ...

A rare, colossal-sized asteroid is on course to fly by Earth — and will come closer to our planet than any other rocks of its ...

Named Apophis after the ancient Egyptian God of evil and destruction, the space rock spans about 1,230 feet — even longer ...

Boffins say the event will be "an amazing and totally unprecedented opportunity to learn much more about Apophis and similar ...

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

A COLOSSAL asteroid is on course to come closer to Earth than any other of its size recorded in human history. The “God of ...

With a mean diameter of 340 meters (1,115 feet), the asteroid has a long axis of at least 450 meters (1,480 feet). An ...

The flyby will be close enough for observers across the Eastern Hemisphere to spot the asteroid without telescopes, marking a ...