NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet's moon Phobos passed in ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists consider the chance extremely small.

An incredible image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope shows two galaxies, IC 2163 and ...

Asteroid Apophis, or "God of Chaos," will pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. This rare encounter offers scientists a ...

Nevertheless, this is a very close pass by such a big object, and Apophis will be visible with the naked eye. Nasa and the European Space Agency have seized this rare opportunity to send separate ...

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.

When Earth and the hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis pass by each other in five years’ time, the passage through Earth’s gravitational well could reshape the space rock’s surface. A new paper ...

Landslides and tremors may transform the asteroid Apophis during its 2029 brush with Earth, according to a new study. Named after Apep, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, Apophis is a 1,100-foot-long ...

Oct. 29, 2024 — Our ability to see starts with the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in our eyes. A specific region of the retina, termed fovea, is responsible for sharp vision. Here ...