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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· 3 weeks agoAsteroid Apophis is heading to Earth, and scientists have revealed three tiny spacecraft concepts...
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...
Asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth in 2029 — could a space rock collision make it hit us?
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn animation shows Apophis' 2029 path compared to the swarm of satellites orbiting Earth. The...
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...
Could a collision cause asteroid Apophis to hit Earth? New study says no
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 3 months agoApophis will safely pass Earth at a very close distance in 2029, but what if some other space rock...
How Scientists Are Preparing for Apophis's Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn about five years’ time, a potentially hazardous asteroid will swing by Earth at an eerily close...
After NASA's epic OSIRIS-REx capsule landing success, spacecraft heads to asteroid Apophis on new...
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNASA's OSIRIS-REx probe, which delivered samples of the space rock Bennu to Earth, is now on an...
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...
NASA Charts Mission to Apophis, the Near-Earth Asteroid Named for the Egyptian God of Chaos
SYFY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThere’s never a good time for an asteroid to hit, but there might be a worst time. In the 2021 film...
NASA Wants an International Fleet of Spacecraft to Monitor Asteroid Flyby
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAsteroid Apophis is scheduled for a brief rendezvous with Earth and NASA is hoping to get a good...