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 ...

There is no risk of Apophis impacting our planet for at least a century. The Empire-State-Building-sized asteroid zooms by Earth roughly once per decade. Apophis will come so close in 2029 that it ...

Exactly seven years from today—on April 13, 2029—the “Potentially Hazardous Asteroid” (PHA) called Apophis will pass inside the orbits of our geosynchronous satellites. There are plans to ...

A menacing asteroid named Apophis is projected to have a close encounter with Earth in 2029, but scientists have long ruled it out as an impact risk.

When Earth and the hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis pass by each other in five years’ time, the passage through Earth’s gravitational well could reshape the space rock’s surface. A new paper ...

In 2021, NASA released an analysis of Apophis’ trajectory, concluding that the asteroid doesn’t pose a threat to Earth in the immediate future. While there will be close passes in 2029 and ...

Don't panic, but the odds of a massive asteroid named Apophis smashing into Earth just got just a smidge higher. Originally projected to harmlessly fly past us in a close approach, a new study ...

As Apophis passes closer to Earth than geosynchronous satellites in April 2029, the asteroid will hopefully be tracked by a new ESA mission called Ramses. Skip to main content.

While Apophis won't hit Earth when it approaches on April 13, 2029, NASA said it will be visible to residents in the Eastern Hemisphere without the aid of a telescope or binoculars.

Apophis is an Aten-type potentially hazardous asteroid with a diameter of 370 metres. It was discovered at Kitt Peak on June 19, 2004. Apophis makes a close approach to Earth on March 6th, ...