The hefty space rock 2014 TN17 is large enough to wipe out a city, but it will pose no risk to our planet when it sails by ...

Further observations eventually allowed astronomers in 2021 to rule out the possibility of an impact when Apophis makes the ...

YR4's discovery even prompted no shortage of comparisons to Apophis, its much larger cousin that gave humanity quite a scare ...

The large asteroid Apophis, which will skirt Earth in 2029, has its trajectory modified Almost everyone has heard of Apophis, the asteroid roughly the size of the Eiffel Tower that will pass close ...

But, at least for now, we can rest easy knowing that Apophis won’t slam into Earth when it passes by us again in 2029. These new findings have been accepted into the Planetary Science Journal ...

On the night of March 13-14, 2025, all 50 U.S. states will witness a total lunar eclipse — the best “blood moon” until 2029.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. When scientists first discovered the asteroid 99942 Apophis in 2004, they also ...

NASA and the European Space Agency are also interested in getting a better look at Apophis before and during its close approach to Earth in 2029. Though both YR4 and Apophis are no longer a risk ...