On the evening of April 13, 2029, a chunk of rock roughly 1,100 feet across will streak past Earth closer than the ring of ...

Close approach expected in 2029 at about 32,000 kilometers above Earth; 'something like this has not been recorded in human ...

NASA has confirmed that the Apophis asteroid, dubbed the 'God of Chaos', will make a historic close approach to Earth.

Brace yourself for a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic spectacle that sounds almost too unreal to believe: NASA has confirmed that ...

The approach will be close enough to see with the naked eye.

It will zoom by so close that it will be seen with the naked eye. It will be one of the closest passes of an object of the size, according to Space.com. Apophis will be about 20,000 miles from Earth ...

Named Apophis after the ancient Egyptian God of evil and destruction, the space rock spans about 1,230 feet — even longer ...

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

People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, according to NASA.

The asteroid Apophis will pass close to Earth in 2029 and will be visible without a telescope, revealing unique changes on ...

With a mean diameter of 340 meters (1,115 feet), the asteroid has a long axis of at least 450 meters (1,480 feet). An asteroid of this size and this close passes by Earth once in a few thousand years.

It will come within around 20,000 miles of the Earth’s surface, which is closer than some satellites - in a truly ...