99942 Apophis - Wikipedia
In 2036, Apophis will pass the Earth at a third the distance of the Sun in both March and December. [1] Using the 2021 orbit solution, the Earth approach on March 27, 2036, will be no closer than 0.3089 AU (46.21 million km; 28.71 million mi; 120.2 LD), but more likely about 0.3097 AU (46.33 million km; 28.79 million mi). [ 1 ]
NASA Analysis: Earth Is Safe From Asteroid Apophis for 100-Plus …
Mar 26, 2021 · Estimated to be about 1,100 feet (340 meters) across, Apophis quickly gained notoriety as an asteroid that could pose a serious threat to Earth when astronomers predicted that it would come uncomfortably close in 2029.
Apophis - NASA Science
Dec 20, 2024 · Asteroid 99942 Apophis is a near-Earth object (NEO) estimated to be about 1,100 feet (335 meters) across. When it was discovered in 2004, Apophis was identified as one of the most hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth.
NASA Rules Out Earth Impact in 2036 for Asteroid Apophis
Jan 10, 2013 · PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA scientists at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., effectively have ruled out the possibility the asteroid Apophis will impact Earth during a close flyby in 2036.
Asteroid Apophis to sweep close 5 years from tomorrow - EarthSky
Apr 12, 2024 · Five years from tomorrow – on Friday, April 13, 2029 – a relatively large and extremely infamous asteroid named 99942 Apophis will zoom past Earth. It’ll be easily visible to the eye. Many...
Will Apophis Hit Earth in 2036? NASA Rejects Russian Report
Feb 4, 2011 · Now, reports out of Russia say that scientists there estimate Apophis will collide with Earth on April 13, 2036. These reports conflict on the probability of such a doomsday event, but the...
Apophis: Doomsday asteroid, or just a passing space rock?
Feb 20, 2021 · Another close pass by Apophis will happen in 2036, but observations made by astronomers in 2012, including researchers at NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program Office, helped rule out the possibility...
Another doomsday threat dies out: Asteroid Apophis won't hit us in 2036
Jan 10, 2013 · Radar observations made during this week's close encounter with the asteroid Apophis have ruled out the risk of a catastrophic cosmic collision in 2036, NASA says. Experts say it'll be much...
Asteroid Apophis: Bigger, Darker But Not a Threat in 2036
Jan 11, 2013 · Repeat after me: Asteroid Apophis is not a threat to Earth in 2029 or 2036. Got that doomsday prognosticators? Discovered in 2004, Apophis garnered lots of attention when initial calculations of...
Doomsday chances dim: Asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2036, NASA …
Jan 11, 2013 · Sad day for the four horsemen of the Apocalypse: NASA scientists say a giant asteroid won’t be hitting Earth in 2036, as earlier feared. The asteroid Apophis has less than a 1-in-a-million chance...
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