REx, is expected to reach the asteroid Apophis in late spring of 2029, but the team is already keeping the spacecraft busy.

On April 13, 2029, an asteroid named for an ancient Egyptian god of chaos will pass roughly 20,000 miles above Earth’s surface, closer than many of the geosynchronous satellites that relay television ...

A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist. NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, coming about 20,000 miles from the planet's surface. That ...

In a little less than three years, a massive asteroid will make a record-setting flyby of Earth and, as it does, skywatchers with clear skies can watch it happen with their own eyes. On Friday, April ...

NASA says a ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid called Apophis will make a safe flyby of Earth in April 2029, approaching closer than many satellites as it sweeps over the planet on Friday 13th Kishen PJ ...

An asteroid with the potential to trigger a catastrophic event will pass Earth at an alarmingly close distance, prompting NASA to classify the space rock as "hazardous". The asteroid, named Apophis ...

An asteroid the size of three football fields will pass near Earth in three years, giving scientists a rare chance to study a colossal space rock from close range. Named Apophis — after the ancient ...

The ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid to fly by closer than some of the satellites in orbit! Will NASA intercept the asteroid?

PHILADELPHIA -- An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won't be wreaking any havoc on Earth -- at least not this century. That's the good news from NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...

A large asteroid about the size of the Eiffel Tower is expected to come unusually close to Earth in 2029, but there is no risk of impact, scientists said. The asteroid, named Apophis, will pass around ...