The Asteroid Apophis is going to get very close to Earth in 2029! How/will it impact us? Apophis is classified as a Potential Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) to Earth and astronomers want to use the event to learn more about how these celestial bodies will affect Earth.
Tag: apophis
Jul 24th: Apophis Campaign & Interstellar Travelers
To test techniques for characterizing a newly discovered PHA, scientists treat Apophis as an unknown object when it became detectable. And story about interstellar traveler.