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Huge 'God of Chaos' Asteroid to Pass Near Earth in 2029

posted by martyb on Monday May 06 2019, @04:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the planning-ahead dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by bob_super on Monday May 06 2019, @11:26PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Monday May 06 2019, @11:26PM (#839900)

    > Why would you spend more energy getting it into lunar orbit rather than keeping it in a high earth orbit?

    Getting it into lunar orbit requires a lot less delta-v, if you use lithobraking.
    Not something you'd try with Earth orbit.

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  • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:27AM

    by isostatic (365) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @05:27AM (#840016) Journal

    Still ends up in earth orbit