The asteroid will then be ten times closer than the Moon, closer than geostationary satellites (at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers). DEFLECTION OF APOPHIS DURING ITS PASS BY THE EARTH IN 2029.

We could experience a rock market crash. Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out ...

For an hour, HERA flew as close as 5,600 kilometers from the Martian surface, at a speed of 33,480 kilometers an hour. It used the opportunity to test some of its scientific instruments, snapping ...

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

Agency looking at ways to use planet-threatening rocks’ tiny gravitational fields to slightly alter their trajectories ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Tyvak to build the first CubeSat for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety ...

The rating meant that the asteroid merited astronomers’ attention and tracking. Apophis reached a 4 because ... set to make a close flyby of Earth in 2029 that will be studied by multiple ...

Scientists have set the potential impact date for the 2024 YR4 asteroid as December 22, 2032. Where could it hit? Ultimately, it is too soon to know where it might land if it did hit Earth.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into ... Apophis before and during its close approach to Earth in 2029. Though both YR4 and Apophis are no longer a risk to Earth, astronomers maintain ...

SOME astronomical events we see often, like shooting stars, but these are only a fraction of the dazzling celestial wonders occurring over the vast expanse of time. However, there are still four ...