The Official Asteroid Apophis Site
Asteroid Apophis is a possible Earth bound asteroid. Known as 99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid that had caused concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a small probability (up to 2.7%) that it would strike the Earth in 2029. Recent news indicate that it could be on a collision course afterall.

Astronomers predict Asteroid Apophis to hit in 2036

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31 January 2011

Some Russian astronomers are recalculating Asteroid Apophis’s trajectory and now say that there is a strong possibility that it will slam into Earth on April 13th, 2036. The name Apophis was given to this asteroid, named after the Egyptian god Apep, aka “The Uncreator”.
Professor Leonid Sokolov of the Petersburg State University was quoted as saying, [...]

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