The infamous "God of Chaos" asteroid could be tipped onto a collision course with Earth, scientists have warned. The asteroid ...

Astronomer Paul Wiegert had found a scenario in which Apophis could be sent careening into Earth in 2029. But we’d have to be extremely unlucky.

Asteroid Apophis doesn’t currently pose a threat to Earth when it passes by in a few years, but an astrophysicist has ...

A chance encounter with another asteroid could steer Apophis destructively close to Earth during a future passage.

This week, the asteroid Apophis could be slightly more dangerous than first thought, people in Iceland are tossing baby ...

Apophis, a large asteroid measuring 340-450 meters, will pass within 37,000 kilometers of Earth in April 2029. Though visible ...

Asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the “God of Destruction,” will make a close approach to Earth in April 2029. Although the risk of ...

There are a slew of ways that life on Earth could come to an end, but a giant asteroid smashing into the planet, wiping out ...

It’s extremely unlikely that a massive asteroid will strike Earth anytime soon. According to one astrophysicist, however, ...

An astrophysicist at the University of Western Ontario finds that the odds of the asteroid 99942 Apophis striking Earth are slightly higher than previously thought. In his study, published in The ...

The results of his study suggest that an object as small as 0.6 meters across could potentially nudge the asteroid onto a ...

There's also no risk during another flyby in 2036, astronomers have said. But now, Wiegert is claiming that the chance of Apophis hitting Earth isn't completely zero. In the new study, Weigert ...