Asteroid 99942 Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, passing ...

With a mean diameter of 340 meters (1,115 feet), the asteroid has a long axis of at least 450 meters (1,480 feet). An ...

For a brief stretch on April 13, 2029, a giant space rock will slip closer to Earth than some of the satellites parked high ...

The flyby will be close enough for observers across the Eastern Hemisphere to spot the asteroid without telescopes, marking a ...

A rare asteroid will soon be visible to the naked eye in a rare celestial event, according to astronomers. Asteroid 99942 ...

A rare asteroid will soon be visible to the naked eye in a rare celestial event, according to astronomers. Asteroid 99942 ...

It will zoom by so close that it will be seen with the naked eye. It will be one of the closest passes of an object of the ...

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.