Apophis is 340 metres wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building. If it were to hit Earth, it would ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis.

The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its ...

The European Space Agency's upcoming Ramses mission aims to study asteroid Apophis, which will approach Earth closely in 2029. While new findings suggest a slim chance of collision, the odds remain ...

Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...

Apophis, named for the Egyptian god of chaos and evil and currently hurtling through space at an average speed of roughly 19 miles per second, will come within about 20,000 miles of earth.

The Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety mission, or Ramses for short, faces a race against time. It needs to launch in early 2028 in order to get up close with the infamous asteroid Apophis as ...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to the asteroid in this orbit animation. Credit: NASA's Scientific ...

The mission, known as the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses), is in a race against time. It must launch by early 2028 to closely study the asteroid Apophis when it passes Earth on ...

An international team of scientists put the idea to the test thanks to mountains of data regarding OSIRIS-REx’s recent ...