Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but there are a few with very real chances of making contact. Watch the full ...

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An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

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A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.

Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike ...

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A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.