On a Friday evening in the spring of 2029, an asteroid roughly the size of three football fields will slide past Earth closer than many of the satellites now orbiting overhead. Named Apophis after the ...

Asteroid Apophis will pass approximately 32,000 kilometers above Earth’s surface on April 13, 2029, closer than the orbital altitude of many geosynchronous satellites. The large asteroid will not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of April 13, an infamous giant asteroid known as Apophis is now three years away from becoming the first space rock of its size ...

Imagine opening a time capsule, hoping to learn about the ancient past. Except, instead of a box or a chest, it's an asteroid that could provide insights into the very dawn of life on Earth. That was ...

Colorado was rated the second-best state for meteor and asteroid viewing, according to a new study. High elevation, dark skies and numerous observatories contributed to Colorado's high ranking. The ...