The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth. Here's what to know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of April 13, an infamous giant asteroid known as Apophis is now three years away from becoming the first space rock of its size ...

NASA is preparing a mission to one of the strangest objects ever discovered—a 226 km wide asteroid made largely of metal.

As of April 13, an infamous giant asteroid known as Apophis is now three years away from becoming the first space rock of its size to come near Earth in recorded human history. Roughly the size of ...

The giant asteroid Apophis will make a historically close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. Scientists have ruled out any risk of Apophis hitting Earth for at least the next century. The 2029 flyby ...