Since astronomers discovered in 2004 that Apophis—(99942) Apophis—is a potentially dangerous asteroid expected to pass very close to Earth in 2029, 2036, 2068, 2085, and 2088 according to ...

That's why asteroid 99942 Apophis, which is about 1,100 feet across, caused such a stir when it crossed NASA's radar in 2004. But, what was believed to be a risk to our planet is actually at risk ...

In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep ...

Agency looking at ways to use planet-threatening rocks’ tiny gravitational fields to slightly alter their trajectories ...

The 'God of Chaos' asteroid 99942 Apophis is the only other object in the history of astronomy to be given a rating of three or higher on this scale. While the odds of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are ...

Early last week, 2024 YR4 briefly broke a record once reached by the asteroid Apophis after it was first spotted in 2004. At its peak threat level, 2024 YR4 reached a 3 on the Torino Scale and had ...

SOME astronomical events we see often, like shooting stars, but these are only a fraction of the dazzling celestial wonders occurring over the vast expanse of time. However, there are still four ...

On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare ...

The last time an asteroid bigger than 30 metres wide posed such a significant risk was Apophis in 2004, when it briefly had a 2.7 percent chance of striking Earth in 2029 -- a possibility also ...