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'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis will come to Earth in 2029 — and it could meet some tiny...
Space via Yahoo News· 1 week agoAsteroid Apophis is heading to Earth, and scientists have revealed three tiny spacecraft concepts...
Asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth in 2029 — could a space rock collision make it hit us?
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAn animation shows Apophis' 2029 path compared to the swarm of satellites orbiting Earth. The...
An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA huge asteroid will fly by Earth in April 2029. It won't be close enough to hit us, but it will be...
Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029. Why do scientists want NASA to send a probe there first?
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNASA's Small Bodies Assessment Group wants the agency to send spacecraft to visit the asteroid...
NASA can't wait for its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft to meet 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis in 2029
Space via Yahoo News· 5 months ago'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will make a flyby like no other in recorded history in 2029 as it...
NASA wants fleet of spacecraft to watch infamous Apophis asteroid approach Earth: report
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn artist's illustration of asteroid Apophis near Earth. The asteroid will fly extremely close to...
Could a collision cause asteroid Apophis to hit Earth? New study says no
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApophis will safely pass Earth at a very close distance in 2029, but what if some other space rock...
Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAfter delivering an asteroid sample to Earth Sunday, the newly expanded OSIRIS-APEX mission is...
An Asteroid Is Passing Earth Today, so Scientists Are Shooting It With Radio Waves
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of researchers is attempting to bounce radio signals off a 500-foot-wide asteroid during its...
NASA probe to observe near-Earth asteroid's 2029 close encounter
Reuters via AOL· 6 months agoAbout 5-1/2 years from now, astronomers predict, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State...