Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...
The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.
When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...
The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.
Underneath the icy, rocky surface of asteroids – such as the 16 Psyche which is about 124 miles wide – there’s an estimated ...
Scientists predict that the asteroid Apophis may undergo significant surface changes when it makes its close approach to ...
From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to ...
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists consider the chance extremely small.
Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike ...
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
Researchers predict that Earth will wreak havoc on asteroid Apophis during their close encounter in 2029. First, the immense pull may cause tremors strong enough to dislodge rocks and dust, with some ...
A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...