ASTEROID- heading our way. . . .?

Question

Do you guys know of an astriod coming towards Earth, I hear 2029-2028- and we would be able to change its direction, but it will come back 2036.
What do you know about it? just cruious.

i spelled "asteroid" and "curious" incorrectly, my mistake.

Answer 1

The asteroid you are referring to is called 99942 Apophis. It is not a serious threat and you need not lose any sleep over it.

Apophis will pass close to the Earth in 2029. It will definitely not strike us at that time. However, there is a 1:45000 chance that if it passes through a gravitational "keyhole", a narrow area of about 400 meters, that will change its orbit enough that it will return in 2036 and strike in the Pacific ocean.

Apophis is about 400m across; not a small asteroid, but even so its not large enough to put an end to civilization. And since it will strike in the ocean -- if it strikes at all -- it will not cause much damage. Just stay away from the Pacific coast in 2036 and you'll be fine.

While I think it's technically possible to alter the course of an asteroid like Apophis deliberately, it's never been tried before. NASA would have to start working on the problem right now to take action before 2036. But knowing congress they wouldn't get any funding until 2035. So I don't think we'll see any asteroid-stopping technology developed this time around.

Also, stop watching the Discovery Channel. They're a bunch of fear mongers as of late.

Answer 2

I've heard about it but it probably won't hit either time so I'm not too concerned. If it did hit it would probably hit the second time in 2036 on April 13 in the pacific ocean. The date is a Friday so if you're superstitious you're out of luck. There is also a minuscule chance that the asteroid could hit in 2037. It's designated number is 99942 and it's name is Apophis. Apophis is the Greek name for the Egyptian deity Apep 'the destroyer' and the asteroid could be named after him or after the bad guy Apophis on Stargate SG-1 [two of the co-discoverers of the asteroid, Tholen and Tucker, are reportedly fans of the TV show].

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I have heard a few things about this asteriod from science programs and magazines. Its name is 99942 Apophis named after Apophis, the "deification of darkness and chaos" accoarding to wikipedia. The odds of inpact are 1 in 300. In order to hit Earth it has to fly through an area about 400 Meters wide. Even if it doesn't come through this area it will still come past Earth in 2036. It will supposedly come close to Earth than some communications satellites are oribting.One proposed idea to move it out of the way is to use a gravity tug(a space craft) to use gravity and nudge it out of the way.

Answer 5

At any given time, there are several "headed our way." However, as of now, we believe that none will come closer than 200,000 miles in the next decade or so. But, that could change any time, due to collisions.

The one in 2029 has about a 2% chance of hitting. Here's the link.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/asteroid_risk_041224.html

Answer 6

there are many such asteroids, but that one is the most dangerous, but that is not very dangerous. it's only 250 meters across and has a 1 in 45,000 chance of impact. however there are likely to be many more asteroids out there, and some of them could actually be dangerous.

Answer 7

I am not exactly sure about the years... but I think if they used the nuclear weapons to blow up the asteroid instead of all of the people in our world, I think it could be made small enough so that the debris burn up in our atmosphere.

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oooh... soo maybe it won't matter then...

Answer 8

Impending asteroid threat is minimal,
but it gets great ratings for the Discovery channel,
and for some unfathomable reason,
the History channel as well.
(since when is something "impending" considered to be history?)

Answer 9

The danger of this particular asteroid has been downgraded significantly. No need to worry.

Answer 10

it is coming here in September and has a 33% of hitting us as of a few months ago.