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

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

Asteroid Apophis, or "God of Chaos," will pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. This rare encounter offers scientists a ...

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

See asteroid Dimorphous, pre- and post-impact, in this time-lapse of Hubble Space Telescope imagery. The space rock was ...

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

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

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

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

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

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...

In June 2018, Japan's Hayabusa 2 mission reached asteroid 162173 Ryugu. It studied the asteroid for about 15 months, ...