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

According to new research, Apophis's brief interaction with Earth’s gravity could unleash tremors and landslides on the ...

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

Measuring 1,000-feet-long, the massive asteroid was discovered in 2004. Apophis is predicted to pass within 20,000 miles of ...

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

The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.

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

Discovered in 2004, the 450-meter-wide asteroid will pass remarkably close to Earth on April 13, 2029, offering a unique ...

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

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

Everyone’s focused on the risk of this object one day hitting Earth, but just getting close to us may do extreme things to it ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.