NASA apophis asteroid

[ad_1] Although asteroids often make close approaches to Earth, this happens at relatively safe distances of millions of kilometers. But this does not mean no asteroid is ever going to strike Earth. NASA and other space agencies have kept a watchful eye on a particular asteroid which was previously expected to hit Earth. Although it has now been determined it will not crash to the planet's surface, it will make an extremely close approach this decade, giving scientists a chance to study it.This is Asteroid Apophis 99942 and has been given the designation Asteroid 2004 MN4 by NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. According to NASA, Asteroid 99942 Apophis will make an extremely close trip to Earth on April 13, 2029. On that day, this space rock will come as close as 38000 kilomete...

[ad_1] Amazingly, Asteroid 99942 Apophis will come closer to Earth than many satellites orbiting the planet! Here’s what NASA said. Although asteroids frequently make close trips to Earth, they pass the planet at a distance of hundreds of thousands of kilometers, at the very least. Despite the relatively close distance of approach, these space rocks very rarely pose any risk to Earth. However, this does not mean no asteroid will ever come close to Earth. In fact, over Earth's history, there have been so many asteroid strikes. In fact, NASA and other space agencies have kept a watchful eye on a particular asteroid which was previously considered as a big threat to Earth.This asteroid is named 99942 Apophis and given the designation Asteroid 2004 MN4 by NASA's Center for Near-Earth Obje...

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