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

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

Scientists predict that the asteroid Apophis may undergo significant surface changes when it makes its close approach to ...

While only a direct hit will be damaging to Earth, just encountering our gravity may trigger on Apophis what would be called ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.

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

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

MILAN — The European Space Agency (ESA) has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with an asteroid due to make a close approach to Earth in 2029. ESA signed a contract worth €63 ...

Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...

The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is making significant progress in its efforts to rendezvous with an asteroid that will closely approach Earth in 2029. The mission, known as the Rapid Apophis ...