The Earth is safe from the giant asteroid Apophis when it flies extremely close to our planet in 2029, then returns for seconds in 2036, NASA scientists announced today (Jan. 10).

Apophis is still en route to come exceedingly close to Earth in 2029, however. According to NASA scientists, the asteroid will make history with the closest flyby of an asteroid its size when it ...

NASA scientists at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., effectively have ruled out the possibility the asteroid Apophis will impact Earth during a close flyby in 2036. The ...

99942 Apophis has no chance of hitting Earth in 2036 and that has been the case since at least early 2014. I think I’ve been misquoted - if indeed I talked to these folks at all.

In 2004, NASA scientists announced that there was a chance that Apophis, an asteroid larger than two football fields, could smash into Earth in 2029. Now reports out of Russia estimate Apophis ...

If you had your money on 2012 being the end of the world, it may be closer to 2036 if the 99942 Apophis asteroid does in fact hit earth which Russian scientists now say is a possibility.

So, a huge asteroid will pass Earth in 2036 but here’s why we’re not freaking out about it. By Kenya foy. November 26, 2016. By Kenya foy. November 26, 2016.

The asteroid Apophis, discovered in 2004, will fly within 18,300 miles of Earth on April 13, 2029. UH/IA By Michelle Bryner This story originally appeared on Space.com. In 2004, NASA scientists ...

“Technically, they’re correct, there is a chance in 2036 [that Apophis will hit Earth]," said Donald Yeomans, head of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program Office. However, that chance is just 1 ...

The Earth is safe from the giant asteroid Apophis when it flies extremely close to our planet in 2029, then returns for seconds in 2036, NASA scientists announced today (Jan.

The Earth is safe from the giant asteroid Apophis when it flies extremely close to our planet in 2029, then returns for seconds in 2036, NASA scientists announced today (Jan. 10).

The Earth is safe from the giant asteroid Apophis when it flies extremely close to our planet in 2029, then returns for seconds in 2036, NASA scientists announced today (Jan. 10). The chances of ...