Earth, Apophis and NASA

When Apophis was discovered in 2004, initial calculations indicated that it could approach Earth with a risk of collision.
NASA revealed that 'Asteroid 99942 Apophis' is a near-Earth object (NEO) which is likely to be about 335 meters across.
When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...
An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.