It was previously believed that the 340-metre wide asteroid would pass no closer than 18,300 miles from Earth, but new ...

A new study looking at the potentially hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis has suggested that the odds of an impact in 2029 or ...

NASA is considering pulling a pair of shelved spacecraft out of storage to spy on notorious asteroid Apophis ahead of its ...

The author of a disaster novel couldn't have dreamed it up any better: On a Friday, the thirteenth of all days, the potentially dangerous asteroid (99942) Apophis will come extremely close to ...

An asteroid named Apophis, after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, is reportedly picking up speed as it is heading towards Earth.The space rock is set to visit us in March. Asteroid Apophis, also ...

A massive asteroid, named 99942 Apophis - which translates to "God of chaos" and is larger than the Eiffel Tower - is set to make an "exceptionally close" pass by Earth in 2029. If it were to ...

A HUGE asteroid is flying past Earth tomorrow and will closer approach in eight years. Asteroid 99942 Apophis will fly past Earth this Friday (March 5) giving astronomers an opportunity to study ...

As you read this, an asteroid named 99942 Apophis is spiraling along a trajectory that will bring it uncomfortably close to Earth in about five years’ time. Thankfully, astronomers are very confident ...

The 270-meter-wide asteroid 99942 Apophis, for example, will pass within roughly 24,000 miles of Earth in 2029, and could come back for a direct hit in 2036. And if we're to have any hope of ...

Wiegert and Hyatt concluded that a relatively small impactor of around 0.6 meters (2 feet) could be enough to push the ...

As a huge asteroid hurtles towards us astronomers are honing ambitious plans to 'take action to prevent' these world-ending ...

What happens if an asteroid 99942 Apophis, or meteorite, hits earth? It’s been the fodder of movies for years, but we want to know - what actually happens if a BIG asteroid hits Earth? It’s been the ...