New York, March 28 (Ians) In a big relief, NASA has ruled out the possibility of asteroid Apophis impacting Earth in 2068, saying that our planet is safe from this notorious space rock for at least a century.
The results from a new radar observation campaign combined with precise orbit analysis have helped astronomers conclude that there is no risk of Apophis impacting our planet for the next 100 years at least, NASA said.
Discovered in 2004, asteroid Apophis, estimated to be about 340 metres across, quickly gained notoriety as an asteroid that could pose a serious threat to Earth when astronomers predicted that it would come uncomfortably close in 2029.
Thanks to additional observations of the near-Earth object (Neo), the risk of an impact in 2029 was later ruled out, as was the potential impact risk posed by another close approach in 2036.
Until this month, however, a small chance of impact in 2068 still remained.
When Apophis...
The results from a new radar observation campaign combined with precise orbit analysis have helped astronomers conclude that there is no risk of Apophis impacting our planet for the next 100 years at least, NASA said.
Discovered in 2004, asteroid Apophis, estimated to be about 340 metres across, quickly gained notoriety as an asteroid that could pose a serious threat to Earth when astronomers predicted that it would come uncomfortably close in 2029.
Thanks to additional observations of the near-Earth object (Neo), the risk of an impact in 2029 was later ruled out, as was the potential impact risk posed by another close approach in 2036.
Until this month, however, a small chance of impact in 2068 still remained.
When Apophis...
- 28/03/2021
- di Glamsham Bureau
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