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Old November 30th, 2017 #1
alex revision
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Default Will asteroid Apophis hit Earth in 2036 and cause the apocalypse? The truth behind doomsday rumours

Will asteroid Apophis hit Earth in 2036 and cause the apocalypse? The truth behind doomsday rumours

It’s been claimed that an asteroid the size of two and a half football fields will plough into Earth in just under 20 years and wipe out humanity.

So is it time to start making your peace with the cosmos and preparing for the annihilation of our species?

Probably not, we’re glad to report.

Frothy-mouthed news articles and internet conspiracy theorists have claimed a space rock called Apophis will smash into our planet in 2036, bringing about the apocalypse and destroying human civilisation. This claim was supposedly backed up by this Nasa press release, which detailed scientists’ work to ‘refine’ predictions about whether Apophis will hit us.

http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/30/will-a...3/?ito=cbshare
 
Old December 1st, 2017 #2
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It will be quite a show in 2036 even it misses us by 18,000 miles. Just for reference, weather and communications satellites in geosynchronous orbit are typically at 20,000 miles, so Apophis will be closer than that. I'm sure before it gets here, there will be a flotilla of spacecraft and possibly astronauts sent to intercept and study it and perhaps test methods to possibly deflect or destroy it in the slim chance the asteroid could actually strike Earth.
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