Will Apophis hit Earth? #asteroid #apophis

[Insomn]

I for one welcome our new asteroid overlord

[simonharris]

I wouldn't say "wont hit earth", more like "most probably wont hit earth". If it collided with a small object now, that could change it's orbit enough to make it hit.

[Shrume]

"I see a suit of armor around the world"
- Ironman

[Flagsitta]

If it goes through the gravitational “keyhole” it may hit us in 2036. Because everything deserves a second chance.

[marcyxboxbird]

They would NEVER TELL YOU if it WAS going to hit....

[rafaelspillers]

Yes. Everyone needs to start hoarding toilet paper and paper towels.

[dannysmash]

I doubt them same scientist would ever tell us if it were going to hit the earth.

[newguy]

Planetary Defense is such a cool phrase. It's fantastic to hear it outside of a book in a real life situation.

[yellowsausage]

The scare isn't how close it is, its how it can be altered slightly to either completely miss us.. or hit us.

[cody]

"Are you ready for your Goblet of Fire".
Apophis asked calmly

[clicktresni]

They would never tell us if it was going to hit, they would sneak off in one of musks ships and watch everyone else burn.

[adamlipz]

It is less likely that it will happen in 2029. It does have a chance that if it hits a certain trajectory in 2029, it could come around about a decade later. It could hit the Pacific off the California coast.

[thewatchfuleyez]

They don't want to start a panic but there are some that say it will hit us. Time will tell the tale.

[szslm]

It's good to hear that someone is not worried about themselves, but about planetary defense.

[seriouslyyoujest]

Happy Birthday to me! From Apophis! My 13th Birthday was on Friday 13th. Apophis passing so clues has that kind of impact.

[prac]

Usually we don't know if asteroids are coming

[DFord-rvnz]

Yes it's actually hitting on the 12th at 2:59 off the west coast 2029.

[SMunro]

Lets start using lasers on apophis now to slow its velocity. If we can put it in orbit as a micromoon, we can practice asteroid mining.

[Kneumann]

You can't call it a close call until it's happened. There are still many variables that will come up as it gets closer.

[bmaster]

So the actual story for this is, it has a chance to hit in 2036 but we can only know in 2029 when it passes us