Earth, Apophis and Asteroid

NASA revealed that 'Asteroid 99942 Apophis' is a near-Earth object (NEO) which is likely to be about 335 meters across. It ...
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...
Astronomers predict that Apophis, named after the ancient Egyptian chaos god, could undergo violent tremors when it skims ...
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
Asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass extremely close to Earth in 2029, potentially experiencing an “asteroidquake” from Earth’s ...
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.