Good to Go for Another 100

That's Apophis on the right!   (Comparative Images by Phoenix CZE)

For those who lie awake nights fixated upon impending doom, there’s one less thing to worry about.  NASA is claiming that Asteroid Apophis won’t crash our world for at least another century.

Originally thought to “pose a serious threat” come 2029, this space rock’s orbit now seems far less of an imminent danger.  Calculations from the California desert’s Deep Space Communications Complex were a determining factor in arriving at this somewhat soothing conclusion.

Resources

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-analysis-earth-is-safe-from-asteroid-apophis-for-100-plus-years

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