Not only that, but if the asteroid, which is named Apophis after an Egyptian god resembling a snake who sowed chaos and disorder, were to hit our planet, it would likely happen on Friday the 13th ...

In an anticipated event set for April 13, 2029, the asteroid 99942 Apophis, also known as the "God of Chaos," will pass within 20,000 miles of Earth. This near miss offers an exceptional ...

Scientists predict that the asteroid Apophis may undergo significant surface changes when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029, according to a new study.. The asteroid, named after the ...

Named after Apep, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, Apophis is a 1,100-foot-long (340 meters), peanut-shaped asteroid. Although an impact with a space rock that size wouldn't annihilate our ...

A GIANT asteroid nicknamed the God of Chaos will rip past Earth during a close flyby of our planet this week. The peanut-shaped space rock Apophis will be visible at around 1:15am GMT on Friday (8 ...

For comparison, the moon is a mere 238,900 miles away. Afterwards, attention will turn to April 13, 2029, when Apophis will pass so close to Earth that people should be able to spot it with the ...

There is a slim but overlooked risk that the "God of Chaos" asteroid Apophis could hit Earth as it makes a super close approach to our planet in 2029, ... or around the same size as the Eiffel Tower.

A NASA spacecraft, recently returned from a mission to asteroid Bennu, has been relaunched to study another asteroid as it approaches Earth’s orbit: Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of Chaos.

Scientists say an asteroid known as the “God of Chaos” has a slightly increased chance of impacting the Earth in 2029, but only if a very unlikely series of events plays out.

When the 'God of Chaos' asteroid flies by our planet in five years, Earth's gravity could cause it to experience 'asteroidquakes,' scientists predict. It will pass us by on April 13, 2029.

Despite threats of giant ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid passing close to Earth being dismissed earlier, a new study estimates a dramatic twist could change its course. Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025.

Apophis is a more than 1,000-foot-wide space rock named for an Egyptian deity and nicknamed the "God of Chaos." The asteroid, first discovered in 2004, is expected to pass within 20,000 miles of ...