This Wednesday an object 33 to 50 feet wide is going to whizz past earth, 80,000 miles away. Astronomers say that it is not heading in our direction but can be seen by a small telescope on Wednesday at 7:47 AM EST.
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The time is 4:36 Am Greenwich Mean Time on Friday the 13th of April 2029. A 25 million ton space rock called 99942 could possibly hit Earth which, if happens, could pack the explosive energy of 65,000 Hiroshima bombs. If an impact were to occure, this 820 foot asteroid popularly named Apophis could create an [...]
I got to tell you, Asteroid Apophis is really getting laughed at by the media. There are asteroids hitting the earth every month and it gets little attention. It is not until the Russian scientists that say there is a good chance of impact in 2036 that the news spends a half day talking about [...]
In outer space. That is the short answer. The long answer still has elements of outer space but is much more complex. But the good news is that it is heading in our direction, or is that the bad news? It could miss us, right?
What is an Asteroid?
An asteroid is a celestial body, small or large, which orbits the sun with the other objects that are in our solar system, things like planets. Most asteroids are smaller then planets and very few actually get to be large. Every year, literally thousands of new asteroids are discovered.
In December of 2004, [...]
How is it that the Russians are taking the lead to preventing Asteroid Apophis? Could it be that the Russians know more than the NASA scientists that say it won’t impact the Earth? There are also rumors that there could be a possible impact by 2032. We will have more to say about that. The [...]
Soon to come an asteroid that could kill us all, or perhaps only some of us. But what will it matter, all hell will have broken lose on earth anyway. The world is right in the path of this 1,500 foot Asteroid called Apophis.
On October 2005 it had been predicted that Asteroid Apophis will pass [...]
Russia is considering sending a spacecraft to deflect a large asteroid and prevent a possible collision with Earth, according to a radio interview by the head of the country’s space agency. Anatoly Perminov said the space agency will hold a meeting soon to assess a mission to Apophis, and said NASA, ESA, the Chinese space [...]