Once feared as a threat to Earth, the asteroid Apophis is now considered to pose a rare exploration opportunity — if space ...

Apophis is projected to pass within 20,000 miles of our planet’s surface on April 13 2029. The menacing asteroid will harmlessly pass by, astronomers say. Apophis measures nearly a quarter of a ...

The study's sole author Paul Wiegert, an astronomer at Canada's Western University, found that it's still projected to fly past our planet at a distance of several Earth radii on April 13 ...

Space scientists are paying close attention to Apophis’ April 13, 2029 flyby (and yes—April 13, 2029 is a Friday). When it makes its nearest pass, the 1,100-foot-wide (335-meter-wide ...

when it is expected to make a close flyby on April 13, 2029 − yes, a Friday the 13th. But we'd have to be extremely unlucky. There's still no cause for concern – at least not yet. For the ...

According to the space and astronomy website EarthSky, Apophis also will be visible on April 13, 2029, with a telescope from the east coast of North America located in a part of the sky about 15 ...

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