Instead of reaching Apophis after its close flyby of Earth, they could get there months beforehand. This would allow us to map Apophis in its pristine state, before Earth’s gravity potentially ...

Instead of reaching Apophis after its close flyby of Earth, they could get there months beforehand. This would allow us to map Apophis in its pristine state, before Earth’s gravity potentially ...

There are a bevy of commercial and private sector options that could help, too. Instead of reaching Apophis after its close flyby of Earth, they could get there months beforehand. This would allow us ...

When Apophis was first spotted two decades ago, it initially carried a 2.7% chance of impacting Earth during its 2029 flyby – then a record. While YR4's impact odds have unseated Apophis ...

The risk of Apophis impacting Earth during its 2029 flyby even rose as high as 2.7% on the Sentry Impact Risk Table. In the case of Apophis, further observations eventually allowed astronomers ...

NASA and ESA confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero threat to Earth in 2032, with new observations reducing its risk assessment significantly.

One example is ongoing efforts to win support for a mission to Apophis, an asteroid that will make a close flyby of the Earth in 2029. NASA has yet to greenlight a dedicated mission to Apophis ...

The coming decades promise groundbreaking advancements in space exploration, with multiple missions targeting the Moon, Mars, asteroids, and outer planets. Agencies like NASA, ESA, CNSA, and JAXA are ...

The risk of Apophis impacting Earth during its 2029 flyby even rose as high as 2.7% on the Sentry Impact Risk Table. In the case of Apophis, further observations eventually allowed astronomers ...