An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

NASA revealed that the asteroid was given the nickname 'Apophis,' which is the Egyptian god of chaos. In addition, scientists ...

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

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

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Fortunately, further observations confirmed that it will not collide with our planet, including during its close approaches ...

It returned in 2021, and will swing by Earth again in 2029, 2036 and 2068. Until recently, there was a small chance that Apophis could collide with Earth in 2068. However, during Apophis' approach ...

A team of astronomers believe that our planet’s gravitational pull could alter the surface of Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) set to make a close approach to Earth in five years’ time.

It was given the nickname “Apophis” — the Egyptian god of chaos — when it was first discovered in 2004 because it appeared to perhaps be on a collision course with Earth in 2029 ...

Apophis was discovered in 2004. The asteroid passed by Earth on December 21 2004 at a distance of 14 million kilometres. It returned in 2021, and will swing by Earth again in 2029, 2036 and 2068.