We’ve enjoyed a number of celestial spectacles in recent years – from total solar eclipses to stunning auroras – and yet, soon Earth will witness the space event to trump them all. In the next five ...

The proposed national US budget for 2026 contains a few nasty surprises for NASA, and some serious disappointments—among them ...

NASA revealed that 'Asteroid 99942 Apophis' is a near-Earth object (NEO) which is likely to be about 335 meters across. It is expected to be the closest to Earth by 2029. The asteroid is almost ...

Currently, Apophis is not expected to hit Earth anytime soon. It will definitely miss Earth in 2029 and 2036, and observations made in March 2021 ruled out any risk of impact for at least the next ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats in the future.

It returned in 2021, and will swing by Earth again in 2029, 2036 and 2068. Until recently, there was a small chance that Apophis could collide with Earth in 2068.

Asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Destruction," will make a close approach to Earth in April 2029.

Asteroid Apophis doesn’t currently pose a threat to Earth when it passes by in a few years, but an astrophysicist has envisioned a scenario where that could change.

Scientists discovered Apophis in 2004, and the first measurements of its orbit indicated there was a small chance it could strike Earth in 2029 or in 2036.

99942 Apophis: Animation Shows Asteroid's Nail-Biting Close Approach To Earth In 2029 At its closest approach, the asteroid will be visible to the naked eye.