NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against future asteroid threats, but government budget cuts are… ...

The name of this king is essentially a perfect match for Apepi, also known as Apophis. Apepi was a Hyksos king who ruled exactly in the period in which the Israelites were captives in Egypt according ...

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.

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 ...

Apophis’s arrival in 2029 presents a rare opportunity to study such an asteroid up close, and seeing how it is affected by Earth’s gravitational pull.

Apophis is 340 metres wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building. If it were to hit Earth, it would cause wholesale destruction hundreds of miles from its impact site.

However, a new hypothesis has emerged. Canadian astronomer Paul Wiegert has explored a scenario in which Apophis could deviate from its trajectory in 2029. According to his analyses, a collision with ...

Massive Asteroid's Near-Earth Approach In 2029. But There's A Bigger Danger Apophis, with a diameter ranging between 340 and 450 metres, will pass within 37,000 km of Earth it might be visible to ...

On Friday, 13, 2029, Earth will witness a notable celestial event as the asteroid Apophis approaches within 19,000 miles (30,600 kilometres) of our planet. Named after the Egyptian serpent god of ...

Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid could steer 'God of Destruction' space rock destructively close on a ...

The good news? The chance of an unknown asteroid hitting Apophis off its current course at all was less than one-in-a-million. And the odds that such an impact would send it hurtling toward Earth ...