In 2029, asteroid Apophis will come close to Earth, potentially triggering tremors and landslides on its surface.
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists consider the chance extremely small.
DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...
A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...
Humans might be worried about what the potentially hazardous, near-Earth asteroid Apophis may do to our planet once it makes a close flyby in 2029. However, what impact will Earth's powerful ...