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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...
'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...
Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029. Why do scientists want NASA to send a probe there first?
Space via Yahoo News· 9 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...
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...
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...
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...
Grounded spacecraft look for new space rocks to visit, including notorious asteroid Apophis
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScientists are working hard to try to salvage a pair of spacecraft that lost their launch — and the...
US updates asteroid-defense strategy
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn artist's illustration of asteroids headed toward Earth. The United States' National Science and Technology Council has updated the country's plan for...
NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully delivers asteroid Bennu samples to Earth
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt's been seven years in the making, but NASA's first sample return mission from an asteroid has...