Earth's powerful gravity might do a number on the asteroid Apophis
Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike ...
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Earth’s 2029 Close Encounter With Apophis Could Create Epic "Asteroidquakes"
When Earth and the hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis pass by each other in five years’ time, the passage through Earth’s ...
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Will ‘Apophis’ Hit Earth In 2029? We’ll Know In 2027, Scientist Says
A paper published in the Planetary Science Journal claims that Apophis could collide with a small asteroid like the ones that frequently and unpredictably strike Earth, which could alter its ...
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Apophis: a European space mission gets up close with an asteroid set to brush by Earth
A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...
Understanding Apophis: Key facts about the near-Earth asteroid set to fly in 2029
Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. Discovered in ...