On April 13, 2029, the asteroid 99942 Apophis will make an astonishing close pass to Earth, just 32,000 kilometers away! This ...

In 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim safely past Earth, where it will be visible to billions. For scientists, it's a once-in-a-millennium planetary experiment.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has taken a major step toward one of the most ambitious planetary defense missions ever ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

In 2029, a massive asteroid called Apophis is expected to whizz close to Earth. So close, in fact, that it will come within one tenth of the distance between the Earth and Moon. Now, the European ...

The author of a disaster novel couldn't have dreamed it up any better: On a Friday, the thirteenth of all days, the potentially dangerous asteroid (99942) Apophis will come extremely close to humanity ...

For nearly 20 years, scientists have known an asteroid named Apophis will pass unusually close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. But most officials at the world’s space agencies stopped paying much ...

In about five years’ time, a potentially hazardous asteroid will swing by Earth at an eerily close distance of less than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers). During this rare encounter, Apophis will be ...

NASA put the completed Janus spacecraft into long-term storage with the hopes of potentially flying them on a future mission. Credit: Lockheed Martin WASHINGTON — Scientists are urging NASA to act ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...