As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking ...

As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking ...

If an asteroid were to fly through the keyhole at the right time, it could alter its orbit. It was thought initially that, when Apophis was set to fly past Earth in 2029, it could fly through the ...

Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely close flyby in 2029 to learn how to deflect others like it ...

Don't panic, but the odds of a massive asteroid named Apophis smashing into Earth just ... in the far off year of 2029. The odds are less than one in a billion, fortunately, and would require ...

Here's why On April 13, 2029, Apophis is expected to make an exceptionally close flyby of Earth, passing within 20,000 miles of the planet's surface. To put this into perspective, the asteroid ...

Apophis, a 1,100-foot asteroid, was thought a possible and worrying candidate for terrestrial collision circa 2029 after its discovery in 2004. But NASA’s projections have now not only ruled out ...

On April 13th, 2029, the asteroid known as Apophis will pass by Earth at a distance of just 19,000 miles. For a bit of context, the Moon is somewhere between 225,000 and 252,000 miles away at any ...

Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an asteroid or comet. He led the establishment of the Planetary Defense ...

an impact from an asteroid of Apophis' size could kill 10 million people. While Apophis won't hit Earth when it approaches on April 13, 2029, NASA said it will be visible to residents in the ...

Article continues below An asteroid named Apophis, officially designated 99942 Apophis, is due to pass closer to the Earth than some satellites orbit on April 13, 2029. Apophis was discovered on ...