For the asteroid named for an Egyptian god of chaos to pose a risk ... apparently decided to revisit the possibility of ...

Apophis was named for the Egyptian god of destruction, because when first discovered there was considered to be a substantial ...

Apophis is named after an Egyptian god of chaos and evil. If it were to hit Earth, chaos would be the least of our trouble. It’s 1,000 feet across, the size of a football stadium, and it’s ...

This little bundle of death and destruction is named Apophis, after the Egyptian god of chaos. Despite it being deemed to have an uncomfortably small chance of colliding with Earth when it was ...

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.

The ominous-sounding asteroid, whose scientific name is Apophis, which is the Egyptian god of chaos, has astounded scientists with its sheer size. The cosmic rock measures 450 metres by 170 metres, ...