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A 1,110-foot-wide asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos (and possibly a Stargate SG-1 character) will fly past Earth in 2029 within the distance of some orbiting spacecraft, according to reports.
The asteroid, 99942 Apophis, will come within 19,000 miles of Earth on April 13, a decade from now, but scientists at the Planetary Defense Conference are already preparing for the encounter, Newsweek reported. They plan to discuss the asteroid's effects on Earth's gravity, potential research opportunities and even how to deflect an incoming asteroid in a theoretical scenario.
https://www.foxnews.com/science/1110-foot-asteroid-to-pass-near-earth-in-2029
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Huge 'God of Chaos' Asteroid to Pass Near Earth in 2029
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(Score: 4, Funny) by maxwell demon on Monday May 06 2019, @06:05AM (1 child)
Fun fact: April 13, 2029 is a Friday.
A close encounter of the god of chaos on Friday the 13th — time for yet another end of the world! ;-)
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 06 2019, @01:03PM
It's predicted impact zone is Crystal Lake.