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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

An asteroid named Apophis, officially designated 99942 Apophis, is due to pass closer to the Earth than some satellites orbit ...

The asteroid 99942 Apophis is headed for a close flyby with Earth on April 13, 2029, and space agencies are coordinating efforts to study the object during this the once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The asteroid 99942 Apophis is headed for a close flyby with Earth on April 13, 2029, and space agencies are coordinating efforts to study the object during this the once-in-a-lifetime experience.