The dark UV ovals were first detected by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope during the late 1990s at the north and south poles.

2029 Apophis asteroid flyby will be a close encounter with Earth Earth’s gravity may dramatically alter the surface of Apophis Seismic events and surface shifts expected during the asteroid’s flyby ...

Asteroid 2006 WB will zoom by Earth on Tuesday, and astronomers say it’s one of nearly 40,000 near-Earth objects (NEO), which is not even the most exciting. "The frequency of these things is it's ...

While previous observations have confirmed that Apophis will pose no impact threat to Earth during its flyby, the encounter promises to provide scientists with a unique opportunity to witness ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface. When you ...

A team of astronomers believe that our planet’s gravitational pull could alter the surface of Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid (NEA ... Apophis’ April 13, 2029 flyby (and yes—April 13 ...

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Radar images of Apophis obtained during its 2021 flyby. (NASA/JPL-Caltech and NSF/AUI/GBO) 99942 Apophis is a cheeky one. Upon its discovery in 2004, scientists calculated the the 335-meter ...

This unique tilt leads to some extreme seasons that last over 20 Earth years each. The planet’s blue-green hue comes from methane ... only — detailed examination of this unique, sideways-rotating ...

To find out, they conducted modeling of the 2029 99942 Apophis flyby of Earth. We don't really know what shape the asteroid ...