A colossal asteroid named 99942 Apophis, larger than the Eiffel Tower, will make a historic close approach to Earth in April ...
The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.
An asteroid, bigger than the Eiffel Tower, and named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will pass closer to Earth than our ...
Two landers from a private US company will be part of an armada to asteroid Apophis when it flies past Earth in 2029. Apophis, about 400 metres across, was discovered in 2004. Initial calculations ...
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — An asteroid the size of ...
An illustration of the asteroid Apophis, which will make a close flyby of the Earth in April 2029. Credit: ESA Science Office A niche corner of the commercial space sector is attracting attention from ...
MOSCOW — Russia’s top space researchers are considering a mission to deflect 99942 Apophis, an asteroid that will fly close to Earth two decades from now, said Anatoly Perminov, the head of Russia’s ...