Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th
In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance ...
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An asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth keep shifting. Here’s why that is happening
But both percentages rise above the 2.7% chance of collision once associated with an asteroid discovered in 2004 called Apophis, making 2024 YR4 the most significant space rock to be spotted ...
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Earth’s 2029 Close Encounter With Apophis Could Create Epic "Asteroidquakes"
When Earth and the hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis pass by each other in five years’ time, the passage through Earth’s ...
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‘Doomsday asteroid’ is headed toward Earth – here’s when you can see it with your telescope
But now that we’re here, it would be nice if we could avoid future asteroid calamities, and one of the more threatening space rocks in our neck of the stellar woods is known as 99942 Apophis.
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Could an asteroid really hit Earth? Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 reach highest levels ever
Read the latest. The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the threat once posed by the infamous Apophis. While YR4 still has ...
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Scientists once again confirm giant asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth in 2029
But what those confirmations didn’t take into account was whether or not Apophis would collide with other asteroids along the way. Obviously, if the giant asteroid Apophis were to collide with ...
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Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
YR4's discovery even prompted no shortage of comparisons to Apophis, its much larger cousin that gave humanity quite a scare ...
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Opinion - NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
On Friday the 13th (yes, really) of April 2029, Earth will avoid an apocalyptic event by an astronomical hair’s breadth as the asteroid Apophis, streaks by. It will come closer to Earth than the ...
Incredibly rare astronomical events you can see in your lifetime – including ‘meteor storm’ and extra-long solar eclipse
SOME astronomical events we see often, like shooting stars, but these are only a fraction of the dazzling celestial wonders occurring over the vast expanse of time. However, there are still four ...
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Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
YR4's discovery even prompted no shortage of comparisons to Apophis, its much larger cousin that gave humanity quite a scare in 2004 when calculations initially found that it had a decent chance ...