The European Space Agency is sending a probe to intercept an asteroid that will swing uncomfortably close to Earth on a Friday the 13th in 2029. The Ramses mission will fly alongside the asteroid ...

What can the close flyby of the asteroid 99942 Adophis to Earth in 2029 teach scientists about the interiors of asteroids and other planetary bodies? This is what a recent study published in The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The asteroid 99942 Apophis is headed for a close flyby with Earth on April 13, 2029, and space agencies are coordinating efforts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Friday the 13th (yes, really) of April 2029, Earth will avoid an apocalyptic event by an astronomical hair’s breadth as the ...

An asteroid, bigger than the Eiffel Tower, and named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will pass closer to Earth than our ...

The infinite cosmos is a dangerous place brimming with threatening space rocks that, at any moment, could be discovered on a treacherous collision course with Earth. Just ask the dinosaurs. The ...

There are literally thousands of asteroids circling around our planet in the vast solar system of ours, going about their business at various distances from our planet. Only one of them sends shivers ...