The giant space rock has the fitting code name 99942 Apophis, the Greek name for an Egyptian serpent god hell-bent on swallowing the sun.

The giant space rock has the fitting code name 99942 Apophis, the Greek name for an Egyptian serpent god hell-bent on swallowing the sun. (For the record, it’s also the name of a “Stargate-SG1 ...

On Friday, 13, 2029, Earth will have a fascinating and intimidating visitor in the form of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis. The asteroid — named after the Egyptian serpent god of chaos ...

Apophis, the chaos serpent, was a terrifying force in ancient Egyptian mythology, threatening to plunge the world into darkness and disorder. Every night, it waged war against the sun god Ra during ...

AN ASTEROID named after Apophis, the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, will fly towards the Earth 10 years from now – but does NASA expect the colossal asteroid to hit Earth in 2029?

Apophis is a regular villain on the show, but also has origins in Greek mythology. There, it's the Greek name of Apep, one of the enemies of Ra, the Egyptian sun-god.

Named after the evil Egyptian serpent god Apophis, lord of chaos and darkness – and recently dubbed the “doomsday asteroid” – it flies past Earth every seven years.This year, its 1,000 ...

Apophis, named after the Egyptian serpent god of chaos and destruction Apep, was discovered in 2004 and sat atop the European Space Agency's (ESA's) "impact risk list" and NASA's Sentry Risk Table ...

SCIENTISTS have shed new light on a near-Earth asteroid nicknamed the "God of Chaos". The space rock Apophis is as big as the Empire State Building and is expected to make a close pass of Earth in ...