Originally feared as a potential Earth impactor, asteroid 99942 Apophis, once dubbed the "God of Chaos," will safely pass by Earth on April 13, 2029, at a distance closer than many satellites. While ...

The chance of an unknown asteroid hitting Apophis off its current course at all was less than one-in-a-million. And the odds that such an impact would send it hurtling toward Earth in 2029 was ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the science behind asteroid Apophis, once feared as a “planet killer,” and highlights its safe ...

Asteroid Apophis (circled) as it appeared during its discovery in 2004. Image: UH/IA Tholen, along with Davide Farnocchia from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, crunched the new numbers, finding ...

Apophis—an asteroid as wide as three football fields—has a slim chance of slamming into Earth in 2068. Before then, however, the object is scheduled to zip past us in an encounter that ...

Radar observations made during this week's close encounter with the asteroid Apophis have ruled out the risk of a catastrophic cosmic collision in 2036, NASA says. Experts say it'll be much ...

Apophis caused a stir when it was first discovered back in 2004. At that time, the asteroid's orbit was not known well enough to rule out an impact with Earth in 2029 or 2036.

The asteroid Apophis, the potentially hazardous space rock due to pass close to Earth next month, has been photographed by a ground-based telescope project.

The asteroid Apophis is due to make a close approach to Earth this week, and scientists are preparing to observe the flyby. The space rock, thought to be between 310 and 680 meters (1,017 ft to ...

On March 5, wave hello to the most infamous asteroid that won't slam into Earth in 2029. Scientists sure will. Astronomers first spotted the space rock now known as Apophis in 2004. It's precisely ...

Discovered in 2004, Apophis is an Aten asteroid about 1,200ft./370 meters wide that orbits the Sun every 324 days and comes close to Earth every decade or so.