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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...
NASA can't wait for its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft to meet 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis in 2029
Space via Yahoo News· 4 months ago'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will make a flyby like no other in recorded history in 2029 as it...
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...
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...
NASA Charts Mission to Apophis, the Near-Earth Asteroid Named for the Egyptian God of Chaos
SYFY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThere’s never a good time for an asteroid to hit, but there might be a worst time. In the 2021 film...
Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAfter delivering an asteroid sample to Earth Sunday, the newly expanded OSIRIS-APEX mission is...
After NASA's epic OSIRIS-REx capsule landing success, spacecraft heads to asteroid Apophis on new...
Space via Yahoo News· 7 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...
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...
How Scientists Are Preparing for Apophis's Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIn about five years’ time, a potentially hazardous asteroid will swing by Earth at an eerily close...