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Radar observations and orbit analysis have ruled out any impact risk of Apophis for at least 100 years. The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth in 2029, but it will be safe and visible to observers in the Eastern Hemisphere.
99942 Apophis is a 370-metre-wide asteroid that was once considered a potential impactor on Earth in 2029 and 2036, but is now ruled out by radar observations. Learn about its discovery, orbit, physical characteristics, and future flybys of Earth.
Learn about the rare close encounter of a 1,000-foot-wide asteroid named Apophis with Earth in April 2029. Find out how NASA's OSIRIS-APEX and three concepts for small satellites could...
Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid that was once considered a potential impact hazard, but is now ruled out for at least a century. Learn about its orbit, shape, rotation, and the OSIRIS-APEX mission to study it in 2029.
The mission, however, presents an opportunity to study a unique and timely event, as the 1,230-foot-wide (375 meters) Apophis is due to make an exceptionally close pass to Earth in 2029.
Apophis is a "city-killer" asteroid that will fly by Earth at a distance of less than 20,000 miles in 2029. A new study suggests that there is a one-in-a-billion chance that an...
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...
Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th While the chances of an impact are slightly higher than we thought, the odds are still about one-in-2 ...
On 13 April 2029, the asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass less than 32 000 km from Earth’s surface. Roughly 375 m across on average, Apophis will, for a short time, be closer to Earth than telecommunications satellites in geostationary orbit and visible in the night sky to the naked eye from parts of Europe, Africa and Asia.
This animation shows the path along Earth where Apophis will be visible on April 13, 2029. As the asteroid passes over the Atlantic ocean, its path briefly turns from red to grey – that is the moment of closest approach.