In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance ...

In just under half a decade, a 1,000-foot-wide (305-meter-wide) asteroid named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis, will pass within 30,000 miles (48,300 kilometers ...

Earthlings can breathe a sigh of relief after US space agency Nasa confirmed the planet was "safe" from a once-feared asteroid for the next 100 years at least. Nasa had deemed Apophis to be one of ...

Apophis is set to fly past the Earth on April 13, 2029, and return every few years into the distant future. But scientists ...

Scientists believe the cosmic projectile, named after an ancient Egyptian demon, could come very close to our planet on this ...

It will be captured using a robotic telescope in Manciano, Tuscany, Italy. On Apr. 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis, measuring about 1,230 feet (375 meters), will make a close pass of 19,635 miles ...

when Asteroid Apophis—at about 1,230 feet (375 meters) across, larger than 90% of space rocks—safely passes our planet. It will pass just 19,635 miles (31,600 kilometers) from Earth’s ...

The likelihood of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis striking Earth in 2029 is more than 1 in 2 billion, according to Space.com. There's no cause for concern – at least not yet.

Apophis:Asteroids safely fly by Earth all the ... In September 2022, NASA demonstrated that it was possible to nudge an incoming asteroid out of harm's way by slamming a spacecraft into it as ...

Asteroid 2024 XS3, a small Apollo asteroid, safely passed Earth at a distance of 3.3 million kilometers on December 18, 2024.