Asteroids frequently brush past our planet. However, Apophis, dubbed the "God of Chaos," may well write a new chapter in this ...
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
New research suggests that small asteroid collisions could potentially alter Apophis’s trajectory, raising concerns about future risks.
Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid ...
( NewsNation) — Scientists say an asteroid known as the “God of Chaos” has a slightly increased chance of impacting the Earth ...
The results of his study suggest that an object as small as 0.6 meters across could potentially nudge the asteroid onto a ...
NASA reported on September 14, 2024, that asteroid 2024 RN16 passed close to the Earth. However, the netizens were ...
Rocky Future Don't panic, but the odds of a massive asteroid named Apophis smashing into Earth just got a little bit higher.
There is a minuscule albeit non-zero chance that a massive asteroid Apophis, dubbed the God of Chaos, could collide with Earth. This may happen during its near approach in 2029. However, a study ...
Apophis is one of the most studied near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) in history—not for any striking physical characteristics, but for its trajectory. Astronomers initially voiced concern about the ...
The Apophis asteroid, named for the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction. (Credit: The Planetary Society; CC BY-NC 3.0) (NewsNation) — No, the asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and ...
An artist's rendition of Apophis, happily soaring through space and not crashing into any planets. © The Planetary Society; CC BY-NC 3.0 Asteroid Apophis doesn’t ...