An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

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

Observers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to see the asteroid streak across the sky with the naked eye. NASA plans to ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

This asteroid is being called the ‘God of Chaos’ and it will pass very close to Earth on November 13. This meteorite has been ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.

In fact, recent studies put the chances of a collision in 2029 at a mere one in two billion, and calculations suggest Earth is safe from Apophis for at least the next century. To confirm these ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX mission, a repurposed spacecraft from a previous asteroid mission, is set to observe Apophis up close during this encounter. Over 18 months, OSIRIS-APEX will study the ...