An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.

It entered Earth's orbit on Sept ... which is simply defined as a small, rocky object that orbits the sun. Amateur astronomer Tony Dunn posted a simulation to X of what the asteroid's path ...