Scientist: Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2029

Yahoo/AP ^ | 12/23/04 | JOHN ANTCZAK

[cmsgop]

Will You E-Mail Me a Double,Double, I Miss Home!.........:*(

[AnnaZ]

I moved to Texas!! But found something even better... P.Terry's double-double, made with Black Angus beef, and jalapeños on the side!

*sigh*

[SunkenCiv]

lowered odds to 1 in 38,000

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ip?2.6e-05

[SunkenCiv]

Odds are now calculated at 1:45,000.

[SunkenCiv]

This is a very old topic. Just posting an update.

Apophis is still 1:45,000, mentioned here with many others.

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[SunkenCiv]

Asteroid to Pass Near Earth Friday Night (’space rock’ named 2006 VV2)
Space.com on Yahoo | 3/30/07
Posted on 03/31/2007 12:23:41 AM EDT by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809670/posts

[DanielLongo]

Sounds like a mining career for the people who do those jobs that Americans just don’t want to do. Maybe there is something to this immigration bill after all.

[SunkenCiv]

Asteroid composition is determined
United Press International

U.S. scientists for the first time have determined the composition of a near-Earth asteroid... called Apophis, which has a very slight possibility of someday hitting our planet. They said knowing what an asteroid is made of could be one important factor in deciding what to do about such an impending collision... On April 13, 2029, Apophis will come relatively close to Earth, missing the planet by about 22,000 miles. But when it comes by again in 2036, there is a very small possibility -- about one chance in 45,000 -- that it could be on a collision course. Apophis, containing the minerals pyroxene and olivine, is about 270 meters wide, but could devastate an area as large as France, or if it struck at sea, generate tsunamis.

[SunkenCiv]

Just bumping an old topic. 2009 DD45 just missed — it is approximately the size of the object which smashed into Siberia in 1908. (whew)

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2009%20DD45;orb=1

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/

[SunkenCiv]

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[txhurl]

How close did it come?

[SunkenCiv]

Surprise Asteroid Makes Near-Miss of Earth (Missed by 40,000 miles)
Fox News | 3-2-09
Posted on 03/02/2009 10:10:14 AM PST by puffer
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197381/posts

[Secret Agent Man]

...wow, slow news day...

Besides will any of us be alive to see it then?

[SunkenCiv]

a bit over 40K miles, or roughly twice the distance of geostationary satellites.

[bigheadfred]

Besides will any of us be alive to see it then?

Just keep The O in office and ever thing will be just fine. His "O" lyness is our only hope.

[txhurl]

Damn.....

[SunkenCiv]

My favorite part is how the estimated number of unknown Earth-crossers was arbitrarily reduced by a bunch — and then up pops another one. And another one. And another one. :’)