2029 Apophis asteroid flyby will be a close encounter with Earth Earth’s gravity may dramatically alter the surface of ...
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...
Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. Discovered in 2004, the 450-meter-wide asteroid will pass remarkably close to Earth on ...
Apophis is 340 metres wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building. If it were to hit Earth, it would cause wholesale destruction hundreds of miles from its impact site.
Everyone’s focused on the risk of this object one day hitting Earth, but just getting close to us may do extreme things to it ...
Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike ...
Apophis is 340 meters wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building. If it were to hit Earth, it would cause wholesale destruction hundreds of miles from its impact site. The energy ...