Earth, NASA and asteroid 99942 Apophis

A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before ...
An asteroid hit Earth hours after it was detected, evading NASA's early warning system, in the third close call of its kind ...
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...
NASA is on high alert as a massive asteroid, named 99942 Apophis and dubbed the "God of Chaos," approaches Earth, with ...
The successor mission, NASA's NEO Surveyor (Near Earth Object Surveyor), will be the first space telescope that will be ...
For the obvious reasons of wanting to protect Earth as much as possible from dangerous, high-speed space rocks, space ...
NASA revealed that 'Asteroid 99942 Apophis' is a near-Earth object (NEO) which is likely to be about 335 meters across.
The celestial object is more than just a guest staying over for a quick visit. It's here to stay, or at least until ...