New simulations reveal that there is an extremely small chance that the "city-killer" asteroid Apophis could be nudged onto a ...

Rocky Future Don't panic, but the odds of a massive asteroid named Apophis smashing into Earth just got a little bit higher.

There is a minuscule albeit non-zero chance that a massive asteroid Apophis, dubbed the God of Chaos, could collide with Earth. This may happen during its near approach in 2029.

For the asteroid named for an Egyptian god of chaos to pose a risk to Earth, it would need to be hit by another space rock at just the right angle to redirect the city-killer on a collision course.

A chance encounter with another asteroid could steer Apophis destructively close to Earth during a future passage.

The study hints at a slim chance that asteroid Apophis could hit Earth in 2029 due to a potential impact with another asteroid before it passes by.

“It's a city-killer asteroid. But because it's so small ... The 400m-wide Apophis will pass roughly 30,000km from Earth on April 13, 2029, he said.

Don't panic, but the odds of a massive asteroid named Apophis smashing into ... in the far off year of 2029. The odds are less than one in a billion, fortunately, and would require the unfolding ...

At this size, the chunky space rock is not hefty enough to be considered a "planet killer" asteroid but is big enough ... fly-by with Earth on April 13, 2029, sparking fears that it could hit ...