A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with our planet in 2029. The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) asteroid Apophis is set for ...

Photo of asteroid 4179 Toutatis taken by China's Chang'e-2 spacecraft during a 2012 flyby mission Credit: Yun Jiang, Jianghui Ji, Jiangchuan Huang, Simone Marchi, Yuan Li and Wing-Huen Ip (CC BY 4.0) ...

"This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be." An asteroid once thought to pose a threat to Earth may be visible to the ...

A little less than four years from now, a killer asteroid will narrowly fly past planet Earth. This will be a celestial event visible around the world—for a few weeks, Apophis will shine among the ...

Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. An asteroid the size of a passenger jet zoomed near the ...

Ramses, DESTINY+ and OSIRIS-APEX will have a ringside seat for the encounter, if all goes to plan. A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its ...