A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist. NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, coming about 20,000 miles from the planet's surface. That ...

This occurrence will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance ...

As of April 13, an infamous giant asteroid known as Apophis is now three years away from becoming the first space rock of its size to come near Earth in recorded human history. Roughly the size of ...

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NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history." ...

On April 13, 2029, asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass about 20,000 miles from Earth — closer than many geostationary satellites — but poses no impact risk for at least 100 years. Once feared for a ...

A large asteroid about the size of the Eiffel Tower is expected to come unusually close to Earth in 2029, but there is no risk of impact, scientists said. The asteroid, named Apophis, will pass around ...

NASA data confirms asteroid Apophis will safely pass within 32,000 km of Earth on April 13, 2029, posing no impact risk for ...

PM Eastern time, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft reached its closest point to Mars: 4,500 kilometres above the Martian surface, ...

NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft flew by Mars for a gravity assist on the way to its final target. And it took some ...