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

2029 Apophis asteroid flyby will be a close encounter with Earth Earth’s gravity may dramatically alter the surface of ...

"With the support of recent optical observations and additional radar observations, the uncertainty in Apophis’ orbit has collapsed from hundreds of kilometers to just a handful of kilometers ...

In 2021, NASA ruled that out after calculations refined its orbit, but new research at least partly revives the original concern. Astronomers still don’t think Apophis will collide with Earth on its ...

However, during Apophis' approach in 2021, astronomers used radar observations to refine their knowledge of the asteroid's orbit. These showed that Apophis would not hit our planet for the next ...

That proximity to Earth means that Apophis will be altered by the gravitational pull of our planet, the same force that keeps the Moon in orbit around us. But Apophis is much smaller than the Moon ...

Using the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex and the Green Bank Telescope, scientists gathered high-resolution radar ...

The spacecraft will map the ... altered the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, demonstrates potential methods for ...

Apophis is due to make an exceptionally close pass to Earth in 2029. The asteroid will move inside geostationary orbit and be visible to the naked eye. "This is not only a fascinating mission for ...

The mission, however, presents an opportunity to study a unique and timely event, as the 1,230-foot-wide (375 meters) Apophis is due to make an exceptionally close pass to Earth in 2029. The asteroid ...

However, during Apophis’ approach in 2021, astronomers used radar observations to refine their knowledge of the asteroid’s orbit. These showed that Apophis would not hit our planet for the next 100 ...