An asteroid known as 99942 Apophis will 'just miss' Earth when its orbit brings it close to our planet in 2029.
Published Feb 14th, 2023 4:35PM ESTWhen scientists first discovered the asteroid 99942 Apophis in 2004, they also discovered it held a three percent chance of colliding with Earth in 2029. At nearly 1,100 feet wide , it would have caused quite a catastrophe if it hit our planet. However, scientists haveBut, the possibility of such a close fly-by by the asteroid Apophis is exceptionally exciting.
Of course, hearing that the asteroid Apophis is passing closely and then hearing that the “closeness” is 20,000 miles might seem a bit overly dramatic. However, close is a very relative term when it comes to space. While 20,000 miles might not seem close to our planet, that’s technically considered Earth’s cosmic backyard, and that’s why so many scientists were so worried about even a three percent chance of collision.
Further, because the asteroid Apophis is set to pass so closely to Earth, it’s going to give us a good chance to study firsthand one of these
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