The asteroid, named after the Egyptian god of chaos ... researchers believe the encounter could literally shake up the 1,100-foot-long space rock. Asteroids that pass close to planets frequently show ...

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

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

Two meteor showers, both streams of debris from the same massive object that broke apart 20,000 years ago, are happening at ...

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 ...

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