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

PHILADELPHIA -- An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won't be wreaking any havoc on Earth -- at least not this century. That's the good news from NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...

"This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be.

A ONCE-in-a-millennium mega asteroid will be visible to billions without the need for any equipment as it glides past Earth. Scientists have revealed that the historic planetary event will be ...

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 ...

Ramses, DESTINY+ and OSIRIS-APEX will have a ringside seat for the encounter, if all goes to plan. A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its ...