Posted on 03/29/2021 8:44:26 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
The 1,100 foot-long 9943 Apophis will fly by the Earth on April 13, 2029, at just under 20,000 miles above the surface, and will be visible without binoculars or telescopes.
Earth is safe from a potential calamity-causing asteroid for the next 100 years, NASA announced on Friday.
The announcement clears up fears that had lingered since 2004, when the asteroid 9942 Apophis was identified as one of the most hazardous potential asteroids that could strike the planet. However, this has now been ruled out thanks to a growing understanding of the asteroid and its orbit by astronomers, as well as new radar observations using precise orbit analysis.
And good thing, too. At an estimated 1,100 feet (340 meters) in diameter, the asteroid was set to veer close to the planet in 2029. Later assessments pushed back this date to 2036, and again until 2068. Now, there is a high degree of confidence among astronomers that there is no chance of it impacting Earth...
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Yeah, they made a movie with that plot.
It didn’t end well.
“YOU WANT THE TRUTH??? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!”
/s
I know. I feel so bad.
I almost called her Greta the Bridge Troll.
How dare I?
Shame on her parents for warping her mind so badly that she damaged her own health with their Global Warming nonsense.
[Translation: We’re so screwed!]
You know, given all of the lies we’ve heard from “official” sources over the last few years, I tend to think you’re probably correct.
“Missed it by _that_ much!”
😀
Barack Obama wears a snake ring, I believe honoring this god who is a god of chaos.
OH geez... I Wish they Hadn’t said that!!!
What happens after that?
Well, it’s going to miss us by “THAT MUCH”. Maybe the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system can bring it down in chucks so that we can mine its ore.
We are doomed!
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