It is expected to be the closest to Earth by 2029. The asteroid is almost double the size of other asteroids and it orbits ...

An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...

Apophis, which is scheduled to fly by Earth on April 13, 2029, is a massive ‘city-killer’ roughly the size of the Empire ...

Everyone’s focused on the risk of this object one day hitting Earth, but just getting close to us may do extreme things to it ...

After extensive tracking and refined calculations, astronomers have claimed that the 1,100 feet wide asteroid, 99942 Apophis, ...

Asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass extremely close to Earth in 2029, potentially experiencing an “asteroidquake” from Earth’s ...

Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, ...

Discovered in 2004, the 450-meter-wide asteroid will pass remarkably close to Earth on April 13, 2029, offering a unique ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.