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[quote]US space agency Nasa has sharply downgraded the threat that a massive asteroid could slam into Earth in 2036.
Apophis was discovered in 2004 and is two-and-a-half times the size of an American football field.
It captured widespread attention after calculations suggested it might pose a threat to the planet.
There is now a one-in-250,000 chance of a collision with Earth in 2036, according to new calculations by Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California.
This was sharply down from an earlier estimate of a one-in-45,000 chance.
At first, astronomers feared the 885ft (270-metre) asteroid had a 2.7% chance of colliding with Earth in 2029.
Later calculations ruled out a collision in that year, leaving 2036 as the encounter posing the greatest danger.
Apophis is now expected to sail about 18,300 miles (29,450km) above Earth's surface on April 13, 2029 - closer than some satellites.
Even though scientists are certain it will not hit the Earth, the Los Angeles Times said they are less sure about how the close approach will affect the asteroid's orbit.
"The deflection caused by the 2029 encounter will be significant," Steve Chesley, of JPL's Near-Earth Object Programme office, told the paper.
"We're not worried about 2029. We're worried about its future trajectory."
JPL is to present its results at the conference of the American Astronomical Society in Puerto Rico on October 8.
"The refined orbital determination further reinforces that Apophis is an asteroid we can look to as an opportunity for exciting science and not something that should be feared," Near-Earth office manager Don Yeomans said.[/quote]
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Run to the bunkers
[quote]Apophis is now expected to [b]sail[/b] about 18,300 miles (29,450km) above Earth's surface[/quote]
Seems we have a rogue asteroid :pirate:
If it does hit the Earth, it will be one hell of a show to watch.
[QUOTE=DarkWolf2;17726346]Seems we have a rouge asteroid :pirate:[/QUOTE]
I did not know that there were red asteroids.
[QUOTE=Valnar;17726366]I did not know that there were red asteroids.[/QUOTE]
What, really?
[QUOTE=Valnar;17726366]I did not know that there were red asteroids.[/QUOTE]
Lol fixed, typed it in a hurry :v:
I have a feeling the asteroid will slingshot around the moon and slam square into the earth.
[QUOTE=Valnar;17726366]I did not know that there were red asteroids.[/QUOTE]
Well, since a lot of asteroids contain iron, if that iron oxidizes, it could rust creating a reddish hue.
So no catastrophic asteroid collision. What about Yellowstone then? Isn't it like, several thousand years over due?
[img]http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9042/peterwilliamsasapophisx.jpg[/img]
Bow before your god, humans of the Tau'ri!
Bruce Willis will save us..dont worry.
A thread was already made
Wow, I had forgotten all about this.
That's neat, I suppose.
[QUOTE=fragmaplas;17726601][img]http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9042/peterwilliamsasapophisx.jpg[/img]
Bow before your god, humans of the Tau'ri![/QUOTE]
Hallowed are the Ori. The only true gods!
"Apophis is now expected to sail about 18,300 miles (29,450km) above Earth's surface on April 13, 2029 - closer than some satellites."
Holy shit, I actually might have seen this. I had to look really closely but I saw this tiny speck of light in the sky slowly moving around. I thought it was a shooting star at first but it was just going in random directions at a steady pace and it'd stay still for a few seconds. I had no idea what it was at first but reading this it might be it. Although I'm no expert and know fuck-all about these kinds of things.
It's not like we're not all gonna die anyway.
We'll die in 2012 anyways. :holy:
It's very comforting to know that we might not die...maybe...
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;17727388]"Apophis is now expected to sail about 18,300 miles (29,450km) above Earth's surface on April 13, [b]2029[/b] - closer than some satellites."
Holy shit, I actually might have seen this. I had to look really closely but I saw this tiny speck of light in the sky slowly moving around. I thought it was a shooting star at first but it was just going in random directions at a steady pace and it'd stay still for a few seconds. I had no idea what it was at first but reading this it might be it. Although I'm no expert and know fuck-all about these kinds of things.[/QUOTE]
So how's life in 2029?
Well, thats not so nice, now we wont seperate our brains, and put them in bowls linked up to a machine, and have warfare on earth like planets. (Cortex Command)
[QUOTE=psych0;17727532]So how's life in 2029?[/QUOTE]
Eh, like I said I know fuck all.
I wish if it glides past earth, it will be visible from where I'm living.
[QUOTE=gamefreek76;17726584]Well, since a lot of asteroids contain iron, if that iron oxidizes, it could rust creating a reddish hue.[/QUOTE]
Theres no oxygen is space... smartshit
God I hope this can be seen. Probably not though but still. Also, who the hell is voting everyone late?
[QUOTE=OhSnap!;17728045]Theres no oxygen is space... smartshit[/QUOTE]
Gas clouds. :smug:
Should be more worried of the 130-meter asteroid 2007 VK184. Currently has a 1 in 3030 chance of impacting Earth in the year 2048.
I want this to hit the Moon. No really I do, What an awesome show that would be for us here on earth
[QUOTE=TheTalon;17731882]I want this to hit the Moon. No really I do, What an awesome show that would be for us here on earth[/QUOTE]
and it would also send shrapnel into Earth's atmosphere, proceed to burn up, superheating the planet in a matter of hours and we'd quite literally be cooked alive
woah, that theory actually had merit? i thought it was a bullshit story made by Roland Emmerich to make money off of a shitty movie
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