In 2029, a massive asteroid will pass closer to Earth than many satellites orbiting the planet. While scientists say an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A “city killer” asteroid the size of the Empire State ...

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

A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist. NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, coming about 20,000 miles from the planet's surface. That ...

On April 13, 2029, asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass about 20,000 miles from Earth — closer than many geostationary satellites — but poses no impact risk for at least 100 years. Once feared for a ...

NASA Psyche spacecraft Mars images from the May 15 gravity-assist flyby are now fully released, confirming all four science ...

Exploration Labs has proposed the first commercial deep space ride share mission, known as Apophis EX, to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis. Comet MAPS is about to face its ...

NASA has confirmed that the Apophis asteroid, dubbed the 'God of Chaos', will make a historic close approach to Earth.