Two landers from a private US company will be part of an armada to asteroid Apophis when it flies past Earth in 2029. Apophis, about 400 metres across, was discovered in 2004. Initial calculations ...

In echoes of the film Armageddon - when a team are sent to touch down on an asteroid and blow it up - scientists hope to send ...

In 2029, the asteroid Apophis will skim past Earth closer than many communication satellites, turning a once-feared impact threat into a rare natural experiment in planetary defense. As space agencies ...

闇と混沌を司る悪神の名を冠する小惑星「アポフィス」が2029年4月13日に地球に大接近するという話は前にもお伝えしたが、少なくとも地球に衝突する可能性は限りなくゼロに近いことが確認されたそうだ。 アポフィスが地球に衝突する可能性が低いことは ...

University-Led Payloads to Land on Asteroid Apophis as Part of the World's First Commercial Deep-Space Rideshare Mission LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ExLabs has announced its ...

Apophis, with a diameter of about 335 meters, will make its closest approach to Earth, passing close enough to be visible to the naked eye. NASA had previously said that Apophis would not collide with ...

The asteroid Apophis, also known as 99942 Apophis, will have its historic close approach to Earth on Friday, the 13th of April 2029. With its diameter at approximately 375 meters, this NEA will be ...

While the internet has been buzzing over the mysterious 3i/Atlas, with some even speculating it could be an alien spacecraft rather than a natural comet, astronomers say the real celestial event worth ...