After all, the 1,100 ft asteroid was named after the demon serpent who represented pure evil and chaos in ancient Egyptian ...

In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance ...

W hen Earth and the hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis pass by each other in five years’ time, the passage through Earth’s ...

A massive asteroid could strike Earth on Friday, the 13th, but not this one. The 2029 Friday 13 is the most concerning of all ...

Apophis is set to fly past the Earth on April 13, 2029, and return every few years into the distant future. But scientists ...

An asteroid the size of Manhattan’s Empire State Building will safely pass on April 13, 2029, in a ... [+] once every 5,000 to 10,000 years event. What is considered rare in astronomy is a ...

It will be captured using a robotic telescope in Manciano, Tuscany, Italy. On Apr. 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis, measuring about 1,230 feet (375 meters), will make a close pass of 19,635 miles ...

Scientists believe the cosmic projectile, named after an ancient Egyptian demon, could come very close to our planet on this ...

NASA and China are both advancing planetary defense strategies, with missions to monitor asteroid threats to Earth. Can they ...

Nasa had deemed Apophis to be one of the most dangerous asteroids to Earth after its discovery in 2004. Close calls in 2029 and 2036 were predicted and later ruled out. A slight threat still ...

New observations have found that the Apophis or ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid, which is the size of three football fields, is speeding up due to the Yarkovsky effect. This is when the asteroid heats ...