Asteroid Apophis to soar close
An international team of scientists put the idea to the test thanks to mountains of data regarding OSIRIS-REx’s recent ...
Apophis, named for the Egyptian god of chaos and evil and currently hurtling through space at an average speed of roughly 19 miles per second, will come within about 20,000 miles of earth.
The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away.
In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance of colliding into Earth in five years, when it is expected to make a ...
Fears city-killer ‘God of Destruction’ asteroid could hit Earth as experts warn of deadly deflection
EARTH could collide with its deadly cosmic neighbour, Apophis, an asteroid 1,100ft (335m) wide, should a rare chain event occur, according to a new study. Though it would be a one in a billion ...
Not only that, but if the asteroid, which is named Apophis after an Egyptian god resembling a snake who sowed chaos and disorder, were to hit our planet, it would likely happen on Friday the 13th.
Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
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