The results of his study suggest that an object as small as 0.6 meters across could potentially nudge the asteroid onto a ...

A chance encounter with another asteroid could steer Apophis destructively close to Earth during a future passage.

An astrophysicist at the University of Western Ontario finds that the odds of the asteroid 99942 Apophis striking Earth are slightly higher than previously thought. In his study, published in The ...

Asteroid 99942 Apophis, known as the 'God of Chaos,' will make a close approach to Earth in April 2029. Although it poses no immediate threat, NASA plans to study it using the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft.

The two Janus spacecraft could have second lives — fitting for a mission named after the Roman god of duality.

Despite threats of giant ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid passing close to Earth being dismissed earlier, a new study estimates a ...

there is a possibility that certain events may increase the chance for a catastrophic rendezvous with the roughly 1,210-foot-wide space rock known as 99942 Apophis. And although the odds remain ...

Spotted first in 2004, 99942 Apophis - its official astral title - at one stage in 2017 was believed to carry a 2.7% probability of crashing into Earth in 2029. Experienced stargazers later ruled ...

Discovered in 2004, Apophis (full designation Apophis 99942) immediately rose to the top of tables that measure the risk of so-called potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) asteroids with widths of ...

Discovered in 2004, Apophis (full designation Apophis 99942) immediately rose to the top of tables that measure the risk of so-called potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) asteroids with widths ...