If the risk of hitting was as high as it was, it must be coming very close to us,” he ... Ramses satellite – due to travel to observe the asteroid Apophis, which is set to pass close to Earth in 2029.

Discovered in June 2004, the asteroid is approximately ... passages without risk over the coming decades. The next and closest will occur on Friday, April 13, 2029, when Apophis will pass 38,000 ...

NASA has issued an earthly arrival date for an asteroid valued at a staggering £10,000,000,000,000,000,000. The government ...

Despite the plummeting risk, the James Webb Space Telescope will still observe the asteroid in the coming months ... percent chance of striking Earth in 2029—a possibility also ruled out ...

A 'city killer' asteroid which could be on course for a direct collision with Earth within the next decade now poses a greater risk of impact than any other in human history, scientists have warned.

If the risk of hitting was as high as it was, it must be coming very close ... to travel to observe the asteroid Apophis, which is set to pass close to Earth in 2029. A final decision on what ...