On April 13, 2029, Asteroid Apophis Will Make One Of The Closest Approaches To Earth Ever Recorded For An Object Of Its Size.

As of April 13, an infamous giant asteroid known as Apophis is now three years away from becoming the first space rock of its size to come near Earth in recorded human history. Roughly the size of ...

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For a brief stretch on April 13, 2029, a giant space rock will slip closer to Earth than some of the satellites parked high above the planet. That object is Apophis, an asteroid once treated as a ...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

A large asteroid about the size of the Eiffel Tower is expected to come unusually close to Earth in 2029, but there is no risk of impact, scientists said. The asteroid, named Apophis, will pass around ...

Asteroid CubeSat mission REMORA proposes six autonomous spacecraft to six near-Earth asteroids at €50M — roughly 4% of OSIRIS ...

A newly discovered asteroid estimated to be about 62 feet wide will zoom near Earth on Monday, though it is not expected to pose a threat to the planet.