There’s been widespread speculation that an asteroid, as large as the Himalayas, will collide with Earth on April 29, 2020, ending life as we know it. The asteroid in question is 52768 (1998 OR2), ...

In 2021, NASA released an analysis of Apophis’ trajectory, concluding that the asteroid doesn’t pose a threat to Earth in the immediate future. While there will be close passes in 2029 and ...

Shortly after the space rock was discovered, astronomers revealed that Apophis would have an extremely close fly-by with Earth on April 13, 2029, sparking fears that it could hit our planet.

The study's sole author Paul Wiegert, an astronomer at Canada's Western University, found that it's still projected to fly past our planet at a distance of several Earth radii on April 13, 2029.

Could an asteroid really hit Earth? ... Apophis, which measures a quarter of a mile long, is projected to come within 20,000 miles of our planet’s surface on April 13, 2029.