Asteroid Apophis to Safely Pass Within Satellite Orbit in 2029
Asteroid 99942 Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, passing roughly 32,000 kilometres above Earth’s surface according to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). The stony object, which has a mean diameter of about 340 metres (roughly 1,100 to 1,110 feet across, or about the size of three football … Read more