In less than five years, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) near-Earth asteroid named Apophis will pass within 30,000 miles (48,300 kilometers) of Earth. Scientists intend to use this rare proximity to

NASA and other astronomers plan to study giant asteroid Apophis when it makes a close approach to Earth in 2029.

NASA issues an urgent alert as a colossal 368-foot asteroid hurtles towards Earth. Get the facts on its trajectory, distance, and velocity.

Apophis comes close to our planet, NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft will be in a position to study the 'God of Destruction'