Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

These images of asteroid Apophis were recorded in March 2021 by radio antennas at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex in California and the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. The ...

After threatening our world with a three percent chance of impact, asteroid 2024 YR4 exited the scene with a four percent ...

A European space telescope has captured new images of the huge asteroid Apophis, revealing that the potentially hazardous object is actually bigger than previously thought. IE 11 is not supported.

Apophis is projected to pass within 20,000 miles of our planet’s surface on April 13 2029. The menacing asteroid will harmlessly pass by, astronomers say. Apophis measures nearly a quarter of a ...

These images of asteroid Apophis were recorded in March 2021 by radio antennas at the Deep Space Network's Goldstone complex in California and the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. The ...

Earth-based telescopes will observe Apophis as well, but they won't be able to detect as much as the spacecraft will when the ...

For nearly 20 years, scientists have known an asteroid named Apophis will pass unusually close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. But most officials at the world's space agencies stopped paying ...