The colossal 99942 Apophis, also known as the "God of Chaos" asteroid, ... 2029, coming no closer than 18,300 miles from our planet. Asteroid traveling at more than 40,000mph toward Earth today; ...

We’ve enjoyed a number of celestial spectacles in recent years – from total solar eclipses to stunning auroras – and yet, soon Earth will witness the space event to trump them all. In the next five ...

A massive asteroid will come close to Earth in 2029. ... a cruise ship that's expected to shoot just 19,900 miles past Earth in 2029. An object the asteroid's size coming so near Earth is ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

The asteroid Apophis, once considered a possible collision risk with Earth, will pass close but harmlessly in 2029. Scientists say its close approach could provide valuable information about the ...

Measuring about 1,200 feet wide, 2005 VO5 belongs to the Aten group. These asteroids have orbits that frequently cross ...

The European Space Agency is fast-tracking a new mission called Ramses, which will fly to near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis and join the space rock in 2029 when it comes very close to our planet ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

Later that year, researchers calculated a 2.7 percent chance that the asteroid’s encounter with Earth in 2029 would be a violent collision, not a harmless flyby. Advertisement ...

There’s a huge asteroid coming our way in 2029 and the European Space Agency (ESA) wants to track it every step of the way. Don’t worry, you can look up with confidence, as the 1,230-feet-long ...

The United Nations formally adopted Asteroid Day in 2016. The decision followed a proposal from the Association of Space ...