A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist. NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, ...

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 ...

People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, according to NASA.

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

Infrared space telescope: NASA's NEO Surveyor, launching in 2027, will detect hard-to-spot asteroids from the Sun-Earth L1 point using advanced infrared sensors. Moon debris danger: A study warns that ...

This occurrence will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance ...

Scientists gear up to explain significance of event while preventing public panic over unfounded fears of an asteroid strike ...

It will come within around 20,000 miles of the Earth’s surface, which is closer than some satellites - in a truly one-of-a-kind event which has never been seen before ...

The giant asteroid Apophis will make a historically close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. Scientists have ruled out any risk of Apophis hitting Earth for at least the next century. The 2029 flyby ...

The asteroid has a mean diameter of 1,115 feet and was first discovered on June 19, 2004.