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Massive Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years, NASA says – Yahoo News Australia
NASA has given Earth the all-clear for the next century from the space rock.
Calculations show the Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years (Digital illustration). (Getty)
The massive Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years, Nasa has said.
The space agency has announced new telescope observations that have ruled out any chance of rock hitting us anytime soon.
Apophis, which is 1,100-foot (340-metres), was supposed to come close in 2029 and again in 2036.
NASA ruled out any chance of a strike during those two approaches a while ago.
A potential 2068 collision…
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