When astronomers talk about asteroid Apophis, the mood is a mix of fascination and unease. Discovered in 2004 and quickly ...

On Friday, 13, 2029, Earth will have a fascinating and intimidating visitor in the form of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis. The asteroid — named after the Egyptian serpent god of chaos and ...

An asteroid that has been nicknamed after the Egyptian God of Chaos is speeding up, scientists recently revealed. Scientifically known as 99942 Apophis, the massive, 1,120-foot-wide space rock will ...

This animation shows the distance between the Apophis asteroid and Earth at the time of the asteroid’s closest approach. The blue dots are the many man-made satellites that orbit our planet, and the ...

God of Chaos asteroid Apophis will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. The asteroid, measuring about 340 meters wide, will not pose a threat to the planet. Instead, this flyby will give ...

The OSIRIS-Rex mission to the asteroid Bennu successfully wrapped up a few months back when the spacecraft returned to near-Earth space and dropped off a package filled with tiny asteroid rocks. While ...

First discovered in 2004, Asteroid Apophis, also known as “God of Chaos,” has been watched closely by astronomers and scientists. The large space rock has become the center of focus because of its ...

NASA has removed a huge space rock from its risk list because scientists think it has almost no chance of hitting Earth in 2068. Previously, the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid was given a one in 150,000 of ...

Amateur astronomers are in for a treat tonight (March 5) because the asteroid's flyby will be broadcast live over the internet. Apophis is racing around the Sun on a trajectory that will bring it ...

NASA has removed a huge space rock from its risk list because scientists think it has almost no chance of hitting Earth in 2068. Previously, the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid was given a one in 150,000 of ...