Name: The “God of Chaos” will be passing by Earth tomorrow.
Uploaded: 2021-03-04T15:46:48+00:00
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Description: The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed “God of Chaos” after the Egyptian deity, will fly past Earth around 8:15pm ET, traveling at a distance of nearly 10-million miles away. The asteroid, first discovered i

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The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed “God of Chaos” after the Egyptian deity, will fly past Earth around 8:15pm ET, traveling at a distance of nearly 10-million miles away.

The asteroid, first discovered in 2004, will pass by Earth and then go around the sun. And while it won’t get close enough to hit the Earth, it’s believed that the Earth’s gravity is strong enough to scatter boulders or even stretch the rock.

Apophis is projected to hurl by Earth while just about 19,000 miles away, according to The Planetary Society.

It's a distance that's around 90% closer to Earth than the moon.

However, while researchers originally said there was a close to 3% chance of collision in 2029, additional data gathered over the years has shown it will not hit the Earth in either 2029 or during its return visit in 2036.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/science/god-of-chaos-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-this-week

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2021/03/03/asteroid-apophis-huge-god-of-chaos-rock-will-this-weekend-flyby-earth-but-what-happens-next-time/?sh=4c6c7f71512e

Source: https://kiss951.com/2021/03/04/god-of-chaos-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-tomorrow/

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