Asteroid 99942 Apophis (named for the serpent god of chaos in ancient Egypt) is a 1,100-foot (340-meter) wide space rock that will get to within 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of our planet.

Experts recently revised their previous statements regarding data about the collision course of a colossal asteroid dubbed ‘God of Chaos ... In ancient Egyptian mythology, the asteroid's ...

When it was first discovered, scientists flagged Apophis — a name derived from the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction — as one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact the planet ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna ... a constellation the Egyptians believed was personified by Seth, the god of chaos. During the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649 –2150 b.c.), especially in Lower Egypt ...

Babi watched over his troupe of baboons, Ihy, would charm with his beautiful tunes, Thoth was the scribe god of reading and ... The ancient Egyptian gods. Thoth was often shown with the head ...

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mutilated the left ...

Apophis is classified as a “potentially hazardous” object and was named after Apep, the Egyptian serpent god of darkness and disorder, earning it the nickname “God of Chaos”. As it ...

But more than a century later, a researcher has presented a new theory about the clay artifacts: They were part of a funerary ritual dedicated to Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife.