New data collected since then—including during Apophis’s passage just 17 million kilometers from Earth on March 6, 2021—has allowed astronomers to refine its orbit. scientists have ruled out ...

“Since Jupiter’s orbit takes 12 years ... Another red-flagged rock is the hefty “god of chaos” asteroid Apophis, which will pass closer to Earth than some satellites in 2029.

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

But like 2024 YR4, Apophis also quickly dropped from a 4 to a 0 on the Torino Scale after astronomers spotted archival observations of the asteroid that more precisely clarified its orbit.

US startups ExLabs and Antares Industries, based in Southern California, have formed a strategic partnership to develop a ...

In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep ...

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 ...

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

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to study it in March from orbit. NASA and the European Space Agency also are interested in getting a better look at Apophis before and during ...