An asteroid the size of three football fields will pass near Earth in three years, giving scientists a rare chance to study a colossal space rock from close range. Named Apophis — after the ancient ...

NASA and global observatories confirm asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass Earth safely on April 13, 2029, at about 19,800 miles from the surface—closer than geostationary satellites. Once feared for a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029.

ESA's planned Ramses mission would arrive at the asteroid Apophis two months before the asteroid's April 2029 close flyby of Earth. Credit: ESA WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and Japan ...

Members of Terp Raptor attend the 2025 International Planetary Defense Conference.(Courtesy Terp Raptor) University of Maryland students are racing to build a spacecraft to study an asteroid that will ...