At the very least, Apophis will be visible with the naked eye.

There's a chance this giant asteroid will smash Earth in 2068

Wanna Smash?

Astronomers can't definitively rule out the chance that the "God of Chaos" asteroid Apophis crashes into Earth when it returns in 2068.

There’s a Chance This Giant Asteroid Will Smash Earth in 2068

The probability is low, but the consequences would be catastrophic.

The event was initially scheduled for November 2.

NASA shutting spacecraft door early to keep asteroid chunks from falling out

Leaky Collector

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is getting ready to tuck away the asteroid bits it collected on the surface of Bennu sooner than planned.

NASA Shutting Spacecraft Door Early to Keep Asteroid Chunks From Falling Out

NASA has decided to expedite the process of stowing away its "precious cargo."

NASA spacecraft grabbed too many asteroid chunks and now they're drifting into space

Rock Is Dead

OSIRIS-REx took such a big bite out of the surface of Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, it's "mouth" is jammed open, with bits of asteroid rubble falling out.

NASA Spacecraft Grabbed Too Many Asteroid Chunks and Now They’re Drifting Into Space

OSIRIS-REx bit off more than it can chew.

GLOBAL OREO VAULT – FOR ALL HUMANKIND

Don't let things like asteroid probabilities get in the way of a publicity stunt!

Oreo built a doomsday vault to protect its cookies from a harmless asteroid

Cookie Jar

Oreo launched a bizarre stunt where it built a doomsday vault to protect its cookies from an asteroid that doesn't pose a threat to Earth at all.

Oreo Built a Doomsday Vault to Protect Its Cookies From a Harmless Asteroid

Snacks for the end of days.

Watch NASA's spacecraft touch down on a tiny asteroid

Crunch

NASA has finally released footage from when its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on asteroid Bennu's surface to collect a bunch of space rocks.

Watch NASA’s Spacecraft Touch Down on a Tiny Asteroid

Boosh!

OSIRIS-REx has spent almost two years orbiting Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid 500 meters across.

For the first time in its history, NASA successfully collects sample from asteroid

Rock Scoop

For its first time, NASA has successfully collected samples from the surface of an asteroid using the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Tuesday.

For the First Time In Its History, NASA Successfully Collects Sample From Asteroid

"We did it."

"One of the driving points of this mission is that these asteroids could have delivered some of the precursor organic matter that gave rise to [life on] Earth."

NASA spacecraft finds evidence of ancient rivers on asteroid

Soggy Past

Scientists have found that asteroid Bennu's parent body, likely a proto-planet, was covered in a massive "hydrothermal system of water."

NASA Spacecraft Finds Evidence of Ancient Rivers on Asteroid

The team is calling it a "major scientific triumph" for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.

Meteorites From Vesta Found on Asteroid Bennu

"These boulders are much brighter than the rest of Bennu and match material from Vesta."

Astronomers spot bits of entirely different asteroid on surface of Bennu

Asteroid Wars

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spotted some strangely light colored rocks on the surface of asteroid Bennu — likely from an entirely different asteroid.

Astronomers Spot Bits of Entirely Different Asteroid on Surface of Bennu

How did that get there?

"To give you an idea, all of those 200 particles we observed during the first event after arrival would fit on a 4-inch x 4-inch tile."

NASA got an up-close look at an asteroid crumbling apart

Literal Meteor Shower

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft got an up-close look at the asteroid Bennu as it crumbled apart and left a trail of debris and particles in its wake.

NASA Got an Up-Close Look at an Asteroid Crumbling Apart

Bennu is shedding debris, and NASA had front-row seats.

What's the point of saving the Earth from a killer asteroid if it doesn't have a dope name?

NASA renames small moon it plans to smash with SpaceX

Wanna Smash

In the coming years, NASA plans to crash a SpaceX rocket into a tiny moon as a test run for diverting asteroids. But the moon's name was way too boring.

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