When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

When Apophis was discovered in 2004, initial calculations indicated that it could approach Earth with a risk of collision.

A massive asteroid will experience earthquake-like tremors when it makes a historic close approach to Earth in 2029, ...

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos," is set for a near-Earth flyby on November 13, passing within 19,000 miles ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

According to new research, Apophis's brief interaction with Earth’s gravity could unleash tremors and landslides on the ...

The asteroid won't complete a full orbit of Earth, so some astronomers refer to it as a temporarily captured flyby. Mini-moons that do complete a total orbit of Earth are referred to as ...

Asteroid Apophis will pass within 20,000 miles ... confirmed that Apophis will pose no impact threat to Earth during its flyby, the encounter promises to provide scientists with a unique ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface. When you ...