asteroid Apophis, which was once believed to pose a minor threat to Earth during an upcoming close encounter in 2029. More observations fortunately showed that Apophis — which is named after an ...

NASA’s ambitious OSIRIS-APEX mission to study the asteroid Apophis has been spared from cancellation, but its future is far from secure. After threats of budget cuts that could have grounded the ...

Planetary science is in limbo during the government shutdown — things like analyzing asteroids, studying the magnetosphere of Jupiter, or better understanding Mars so that humans might one day visit.