Asteroid Apophis, or "God of Chaos," will pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. This rare encounter offers scientists a ...

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

When the ancient 'God of Chaos' asteroid skims close to Earth it could have a major reaction and be transformed.

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...

A strange Earth shines in new imagery captured by a European asteroid mission. The Hera spacecraft, which launched this month ...

The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.

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

Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, ...

"So, we think that events of much smaller magnitude could plausibly shake things up on its surface ... a novel mechanism for ...

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...

Pieces of the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, are being studied at Brown as part of an effort to ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Apophis's arrival in 2029 presents a rare opportunity to study such an asteroid up close ...