On Friday, April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will sweep just 19,400 miles above Earth — closer than geostationary satellites — ...

In a little less than three years, a massive asteroid will make a record-setting flyby of Earth and, as it does, skywatchers with clear skies can watch it happen with their own eyes. On Friday, April ...

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 ...

On April 13, 2029, Apophis will pass inside the geostationary orbitThe asteroid Apophis will pass at a distance of 0.00025 ...

Asteroid 99942 Apophis is set to make an unusually close pass by Earth on April 13, 2029, but the important part is not impact drama. There is currently zero chance of Apophis hitting Earth during ...

The near-Earth asteroid Apophis will make an extremely close flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029, at a distance of approximately 38,000 km—an event that occurs on average only once every 7,500 years, ...

As Earth wanders through space, there are many dangers lurking in the form of asteroids. Scientists are already keeping a ...

What can the close flyby of the asteroid 99942 Adophis to Earth in 2029 teach scientists about the interiors of asteroids and other planetary bodies? This is what a recent study published in The ...

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 to come near Earth in recorded human history. Roughly the size of ...