Just passing by: What to expect from Asteroid Apophis
OUTER SPACE — As the dust of 2020 settles, we may find ourselves asking, what's next? While we never know what Jumanji has in store, one thing is sure: check "Doomsday Asteroid" off the list. Asteroid Apophis is going to be a cinch. On Friday, an asteroid known by its threatening nickname Apophis will harmlessly fly within about 10 million miles of Earth. The near-Earth object, or NEO, will continue on its path around the sun, on a path which space.com said has been unnoticed by humans for millennia. In eight years, though, we will have cause to take notice when Apophis and Earth again meet...
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