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In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: ... For the asteroid named for an Egyptian god of chaos to pose a risk to Earth, it would need to be hit by another space rock at just the ...
The asteroid will come within 20,000 miles of Earth in 2029. Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby Skip to main content
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 huge asteroid will fly by Earth in April 2029. It won't be close enough to hit us, but it will be close enough to study, so scientists are getting ready. ... an Egyptian god of chaos. “We were ...
Apophis is named after an Egyptian god of chaos and evil. If it were to hit Earth, chaos would be the least of our trouble. It’s 1,000 feet across, the size of a football stadium, and it’s ...
This week, explore a space rock named for the Egyptian god of chaos, meet an electric blue tarantula, uncover a 2,300-year-old tomb, and more.
Geraldine Pinch claims that a much later creation myth explained that, "Apophis sprang from the saliva of the goddess Neith when she was still in the primeval waters. Her spit became a snake 120 yards long." [4] But Apep was commonly believed to have existed from the beginning of time in the waters of Nu of primeval chaos. [5]
The asteroid making so much news today ranks as a three, representing “a chance of collision capable of localized destruction.” Read More : NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will ...