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.

Asteroid Apophis is labeled a Near Earth Object

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08 February 2011

Asteroid Apophis will come very close to earth in 2029 and possibly impact in the year 2036. That may seem like a long time from now, but it is just around the corner. Instead of worrying about 2012, start to worry that we don’t have a good program designed to track potential asteroid hazards. How [...]

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