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99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN 4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft) in size, [3] that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability of 2.7% that it would hit Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029.
A menacing asteroid named Apophis is projected to have a close encounter with Earth in 2029, but scientists have long ruled it out as an impact risk. Asteroids safely fly by Earth all the time ...
"The deflection of Apophis by a small asteroid onto a collision course with Earth in 2029 – in addition to being extremely unlikely – will most likely be quickly eliminated as a possibility by ...
Asteroid (35396) 1997 XF 11 will pass 930,000 km (0.0062 AU) from the Earth. 2029 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will exit the Kuiper Belt. [4] 2029 April 13 Near-Earth asteroid (99942) Apophis will pass Earth at a relatively small distance of 31,200 km (19,400 mi) above Earth's surface, closer than some geosynchronous satellites. [5] 2029 June 26
A space rock the size of a cruise liner will closely pass Earth in April 2029. While the asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth, two spacecraft may tag along. ... tracking asteroids with orbits that ...
This is a list of asteroids that have impacted Earth after discovery and orbit calculation that predicted the impact in advance. As of December 2024 [update] , all of the asteroids with predicted impacts were under 5 m (16 ft) in size that were discovered just hours before impact, and burned up in the atmosphere as meteors .
After delivering an asteroid sample to Earth Sunday, the newly expanded OSIRIS-APEX mission is heading to Apophis. The asteroid will come within 20,000 miles of Earth in 2029.
It is now known that on 28 January 2029, the asteroid will be 0.00818 AU (1,224,000 km; 760,000 mi) from Earth. [ 1 ] It is a near-Earth asteroid that received minor attention in late September and early October 2006 because initial observations indicated a higher than usual probability that it would strike the Earth in 2029.