There's also no risk during another flyby in 2036, astronomers have said ... potential nudge in our direction between then ...

A NASA analysis from 2021 found Apophis’ current trajectory doesn’t pose a threat to Earth. While it will pass close to the ...

But, at least for now, we can rest easy knowing that Apophis won’t slam into Earth when it passes by us again in 2029. These new findings have been accepted into the Planetary Science Journal ...

The other is asteroid 99942, better known as “Apophis” — named after the Egyptian god of chaos — which may potentially threaten Earth in 2029, 2036 or 2068. 2024 YR4, which is reckoned to ...

Apophis, a large asteroid ... for at least 100 years. Though 2029 poses no danger, scientists are exploring deflection strategies in case future passes in 2036 or 2068 show any risk.

Among those objects is Apophis, the cruise ship-sized asteroid ... when the asteroid makes a close flyby to Earth in 2029 and again in 2036. In the coming years, both NASA and the European Space ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. When scientists first discovered the asteroid 99942 Apophis in 2004, they also ...