99942 Apophis, its official cosmic moniker, was spotted back in 2004 and at one point in 2017, it was believed to have a 2.7% chance of smashing into our world in 2029. Expert stargazers later ...

On 13 April 2029, there will only be around 30,000 kilometers between the cosmic rock and Earth. It will then be possible to see Apophis with the naked eye as a point of light in the evening sky ...

In 2029, Earth will have a hair-raisingly close encounter with asteroid 99942 Apophis, a colossal space rock that could wreak havoc if it were to hit us—but it’ll come shockingly close.