In a little less than three years, a massive asteroid will make a record-setting flyby of Earth and, as it does, skywatchers with clear skies can watch it happen with their own eyes. On Friday, April ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of April 13, an infamous giant asteroid known as Apophis is now three years away from becoming the first space rock of its size ...

Am 13. April 2029 kommt ein 375-Meter-Brocken der Erde so nah wie kein vergleichbares Objekt in der Geschichte der Menschheit ...

Apophis will make an extremely close flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029, at a distance of approximately 31,029 km—an event unprecedented for an asteroid ...

On April 13, 2029, a 340-meter asteroid will sweep past Earth at about 38,000 kilometers, close enough for its gravity-driven changes to become a natural experiment in planetary science. The asteroid, ...

The near-Earth asteroid Apophis will make an extremely close flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029, at a distance of approximately 38,000 km—an event that occurs on average only once every 7,500 years, ...

A large asteroid about the size of the Eiffel Tower is expected to come unusually close to Earth in 2029, but there is no risk of impact, scientists said. The asteroid, named Apophis, will pass around ...

An asteroid the size of three football fields will pass near Earth in three years, giving scientists a rare chance to study a colossal space rock from close range. Named Apophis — after the ancient ...

PHILADELPHIA -- An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won't be wreaking any havoc on Earth -- at least not this century. That's the good news from NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...

As of April 13, an infamous giant asteroid known as Apophis is now three years away from becoming the first space rock of its size to come near Earth in recorded human history. Roughly the size of ...