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It’s a visit from asteroid 99942 Apophis. This is notable because this asteroid may have a small but nonzero chance of striking the earth.
by gcr 2y ago
It’s a visit from asteroid 99942 Apophis.
This is notable because this asteroid may have a small but nonzero chance of striking the earth.
- defrost 2y agoNon zero eventually, for now: Further observations ruled out a collision in 2029, as well as in 2036 and 2068, though they will still be close encounters. “A 2068 impact is not in the realm of possibility anymore," Davide Farnocchia of NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies said of the asteroid, "and our calculations don’t show any impact risk for at least the next 100 years."
- raldi 2y agoIt’s really confusing that they open by mentioning a supernova.