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99942 Apophis: Animation Shows Asteroid's Nail-Biting Close Approach To Earth In 2029

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Time-Lapse Orbit Animation Of OSIRIS-APEX's Epic Journey To Asteroid Apophis

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
New York Post

Apophis asteroid, nicknamed ‘God of Chaos,’ is speeding up

This animation shows the distance between the Apophis asteroid and Earth at the time of the asteroid's closest approach. NASA/JPL-Caltech An asteroid that has been nicknamed after the Egyptian God of ...
Ars Technica

Armada to Apophis—scientists recycle old ideas for rare asteroid encounter

For nearly 20 years, scientists have known an asteroid named Apophis will pass unusually close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. But most officials at the world’s space agencies stopped paying much ...
KTLA

Could ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid hit Earth in 2029?

This animation shows the distance between the Apophis asteroid and Earth at the time of the asteroid’s closest approach. The blue dots are the many man-made satellites that orbit our planet, and the ...
Business Insider

An Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid is about to whiz by Earth. When it returns in 8 years, it could cross paths with our satellites.

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KSL

Just passing by: What to expect from Asteroid Apophis

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CNN

A cruise liner-size asteroid will come closer to Earth than some satellites. A new mission may be racing to meet it

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a cruise liner ...
People

NASA Confirms Earth Is Safe from 'God of Chaos' Asteroid for the Next 100 Years

Astronomers first predicted that Apophis could get close to Earth in 2029, with another anxiety-inducing flyby scheduled for 2036 Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE.
Astronomy

Apophis: Doomsday asteroid, or just a passing space rock?

The asteroid Apophis sits atop a shortlist of potentially dangerous objects that could one day hit Earth. And in March, the aircraft carrier-sized asteroid will make its final close path to Earth ...
Gizmodo

Asteroid Apophis Could One Day Hit Earth. Here’s How We Could Get to It First

The clock is officially ticking. Apophis—an asteroid as wide as three football fields—has a slim chance of slamming into Earth in 2068. Before then, however, the object is scheduled to zip past us in ...
Los Angeles Times

Animation of Asteroid Apophis’ 2029 Close Approach with Earth

This video depicts the flight path 99942 Apophis will take past Earth over 5 hours and 17 minutes on April 13 and 14, 2029. The blue dots are geostationary satellites in Earth orbit; the moon is too ...