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Astronomer Paul Wiegert had found a scenario in which Apophis could be sent careening into Earth in 2029. But we’d have to be extremely unlucky.
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'God of Chaos' asteroid update as scientists warn it could be pushed into dangerous collision course with EarthThe infamous "God of Chaos" asteroid could be tipped onto a collision course with Earth, scientists have warned. The asteroid ...
New simulations reveal that there is an extremely small chance that the "city-killer" asteroid Apophis could be nudged onto a ...
It’s extremely unlikely that a massive asteroid will strike Earth anytime soon. According to one astrophysicist, however, ...
Asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the “God of Destruction,” will make a close approach to Earth in April 2029. Although the risk of ...
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Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis hitting EarthApophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid ...
The results of his study suggest that an object as small as 0.6 meters across could potentially nudge the asteroid onto a ...
The good news? The chance of an unknown asteroid hitting Apophis off its current course at all was less than one-in-a-million. And the odds that such an impact would send it hurtling toward ...
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