Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...

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

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

The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.

An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

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

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

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

Humans might be worried about what the potentially hazardous, near-Earth asteroid Apophis may do to our planet once it makes ...

From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to ...

Underneath the icy, rocky surface of asteroids – such as the 16 Psyche which is about 124 miles wide – there’s an estimated ...

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