Apophis, the chaos serpent, was a terrifying force in ancient Egyptian mythology, threatening to plunge the world into ...

We’ve enjoyed a number of celestial spectacles in recent years – from total solar eclipses to stunning auroras – and yet, soon Earth will witness the space event to trump them all. In the next five ...

Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th While the chances of an impact are slightly higher than we thought, the odds are still about one-in-2 ...

Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, darkness, storms, and death and was widely regarded as the most powerful ...

Astronomer Paul Wiegert had found a scenario in which Apophis could be sent careening into Earth in 2029. But we’d have to be extremely unlucky. Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of ...

Apophis is projected to pass within 20,000 miles of our planet’s surface on April 13 2029. ... that astronomers named the asteroid after an ancient Egyptian god of disorder.