If you had your money on 2012 being the end of the world, it may be closer to 2036 if the 99942 Apophis asteroid does in fact hit earth which Russian scientists now say is a possibility.

Hey, remember when the world didn’t end on December 21, 2012? Here’s some great news from the scientists at NASA: The world is also not going to end in 2029 or 2036.So now we can all rest that ...

World not going to end in 2029 or 2036 due to Apophis astroid. End of the world will not be happening in 2029 or 2036 according to NASA. Trace Hagan. TweakTown. Published Jan 15, 2013 5:13 AM CST ...

Though no cigar, Apophis’ 2029 fly-by will come close -- up to within 19,400 miles of Earth’s surface. A much smaller asteroid, the 44-yard 2012 DA14 , is set to swing even closer next month ...

The crucial readings came on Wednesday when the space rock, which is thought to measure at least 885 feet (270 meters wide), approached within 9 million miles (14.5 million kilometers) of Earth.

Doomsday stories on how the earth will soon end always come up ... Updated computational techniques and newly available data indicate the probability of collision of the Earth April 13, 2036 ...

(Further analysis revealed that its orbit in 2036 will bring the asteroid near Earth, but not strike the planet.) As for 2024 YR4, it is notable because it reached a level 3 last week, when its ...

When it comes to 22-million-ton asteroids, the small stuff, it turns out, can make a huge difference in a potentially disastrous path toward Earth. Using limited observations and lots of high-end ...