Those tables are missing from the new RFI, along with a diagram showing an interior ... Janus spacecraft as one way to study Apophis before its upcoming Earth flyby. NASA already has plans to ...

This program will use the High Precision Orbit Propagator that I have developed to perform recursion starting 10 years before the close approach of the PHA, calculating the closest approach (CA) ...

The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its ...

Although we can still see comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the sky, astronomers are already preparing for another ...

Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...

Apophis will travel closer to us than any similarly sized astronomical object in recorded history, scientists said. It will ...

Discovered in 2004, Apophis was rated level 4 on the Torino Scale, indicating a worrisome close encounter. Since then, scientists have estimated that this giant, over 300 meters (approximately 985 ...

While this scenario may sound like a made-for-TV science-fiction movie, a new paper suggests there is a possibility for Apophis to shift off its current trajectory and come barreling into Earth ...

This asteroid will not pose a threat to us, but Earth is expected to see a close encounter with a dangerously large object in our lifetimes. On April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass less than ...

Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...

Apophis will pass close to Earth in 2029 but will not pose a danger for at least the next 100 years. Currently, none of these asteroids pose an imminent threat. All are classified as "Level 0" on ...