Latest story• Sep 9, 2025
Apophis flyby in 2029 will be the first time a potentially hazardous asteroid has been visible to the naked eye
A glowing dot will streak across African and Western European skies in 2029, visible to more than 2 billion people without telescopes or special equipment. This isn't a meteor or satellite – it's Apophis, a 1,100-foot asteroid making history's closest approach by an object its size. "The first time in space history that a potentially hazardous asteroid is visible to the naked eye," explains Richard Binzel, MIT...