Astronomers: Massive asteroid Apophis will not strike Earth in 2036


By Bruce Powell, The Space Reporter
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Astronomers: Massive asteroid Apophis will not strike Earth in 2036

You can breathe a sigh of relief. A team of international astronomers announced late Wednesday that a massive 900-foot asteroid will not strike Earth in 2036, despite a close brush in 2029. "Goldstone single-pixel observations of Apophis have ruled out the potential 2036 Earth impact," says Jon Giorgini, a dynamicist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory... To continue reading, subscribe to The Space Reporter today.

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