The European Space Agency is fast-tracking a new mission called Ramses, which will fly to near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis and join the space rock in 2029 when it comes very close to our planet ...

A gyroscope navigation system developed by an Irish company is to be launched into space as part of a mission to test and ...

An astrophysicist at the University of Western Ontario finds that the odds of the asteroid 99942 Apophis ... the Moon, Apophis, and the clones during several hours around the 2029 close approach.

NASA revealed that 'Asteroid 99942 Apophis' is a near-Earth object (NEO) which is likely to be about 335 meters across. It is expected to be the closest to Earth by 2029. The asteroid is almost ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis ... the asteroid in February 2029. Apophis is 340 meters wide, about ...

Dublin-based space-tech company InnaLabs has secured its second contract with the ESA and is set to join the Ramses space mission in 2028.

Increase that object’s size to barely 11-feet, and it could bump Apophis enough to make it a problem for humanity when it reaches its closest proximity to Earth on April 13, 2029. While Wiegert ...

One massive space rock, called 99942 Apophis, is going to make a very close pass of Earth in 2029, and that flyby could determine the fate of our planet in the not-so-distant future.

The asteroid 99942 Apophis is headed for a close flyby with Earth on April 13, 2029, and space agencies are coordinating efforts to study the object during this the once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is a 1,100-foot (340-meter) asteroid set to fly by Earth in 2029. Named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, the massive space rock was once ...

officially designated 99942 Apophis, is a near-Earth asteroid that has captured global attention since its discovery in 2004. Initially estimated to have a 2.7% chance of impacting Earth in 2029 ...

99942 Apophis or the ‘God of Chaos’ could hit Earth on Friday the 13th in 2029 on one condition, a new study reveals. Can asteroid 99942 Apophis hit the Earth? Scientists so far have dismissed ...