Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike ...

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

Their research suggests that when the asteroid Apophis - named for the Egyptian God of Chaos - passes within just 19,000 ...

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

Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. Discovered in 2004, ...

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

Researchers predict that Earth will wreak havoc on asteroid Apophis during their close encounter in 2029. First, the immense pull may cause tremors strong enough to dislodge rocks and dust, with some ...

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

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

Everyone’s focused on the risk of this object one day hitting Earth, but just getting close to us may do extreme things to it ...