The Apophis asteroid has been a subject of fear and fascination ever since its discovery. With its close approach to Earth ...

Asteroid Apophis is one of the most talked-about near-Earth objects, known for its close flybys and the potential risk it ...

The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is set to make a very close, but safe, flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its Ramses ...

While Earthlings may be safe, our latest glance of the asteroid in May, courtesy of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, led ...

Earth is perfectly safe from a menacing asteroid known as 2024 YR4 that is big enough to level a city, but the moon? Not so ...

Back in December 2024, when YR4 was first discovered, the danger was greater. It showed a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth.

There's only one Friday the 13th in 2025. That's good news for people who think it's bad luck. Why the fear? What to know ...

NASA does have one mission going to Apophis after the flyby. The main spacecraft from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, rechristened OSIRIS-APEX, will arrive at Apophis shortly after ...

Scientists have updating the odds of the planet-busting asteroid colliding with the Moon, finding it is now more likely than ...

Politecnico di Milano Department of Aerospace Science and Technology’s Francesco Topputo and Fabio Ferrari said: "Being part of the Apophis mission is a tremendous honour. We are developing ...

A gyroscope navigation system developed by an Irish company is to be launched into space as part of a mission to test and prepare planetary defences against incoming asteroids.

Tianwen-2 has an approach similar to NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission which collected samples from the asteroid Bennu and dropped ...