"Thanks to these data collected by astronomers all over the world we can precisely predict the motion of Apophis through the April 2029 flyby." The team calculated that the orbital period of ...

In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very ... deflecting and changing the object's orbital path.

However, our planet will give Apophis a gravitational nudge that will enlarge its orbit to 1.1 astronomical units (164.6 million km, or 102 million miles), such that its orbital period becomes ...

Blue Origin’s proposal included using its Blue Ring orbital platform to deliver payloads to Apophis. Blue Ring, which is set to make its debut by the end of 2024, is designed to provide end-to ...

he questioned whether an asteroid would strike during the period from 2021 to 2027 when our telescopes couldn't observe Apophis and if this could deflect it enough to make it dangerous.

Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike Earth. Measuring 1,000-feet-long, the massive asteroid was discovered in 2004.

The intricacies of orbital mechanics prevent a rendezvous with Apophis any earlier. Observations from OSIRIS-APEX, a larger spacecraft than RAMSES with a sophisticated suite of instruments ...