Asteroid Apophis is Coming Back and NASA has Confirmed its Bold Plan
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Published 2023-12-15
One of the most potentially hazardous asteroids, Apophis, is coming back and NASA has a bold plan this time. In 2029, it will approach our planet at a distance of just 32,000 kilometers or about 19,900 miles, passing below the orbits of geostationary satellites and shining as brightly as a satellite itself. This event will make it visible to billions of naked-eye observers worldwide, a rare occurrence that occurs only once every few thousand years.
Even more exciting is that NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission is already on its way to study the asteroid up close.
Created By: Rishabh Nakra
Written By: Simran Buttar
Narrated By: Brian Pederson
All Comments (21)
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To prevent mass panic, worldwide chaos and societal collapse, the people in charge are never going to tell the general public that an impact is going to happen.
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iām gonna live like this is gonna make impact
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Anyone else read this and feel like an asteroid striking the Earth would be a huge relief from the world we live in?
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gunna send this to my sister she has anxiety surely this will help
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it's so nice to see non-scare-tactic-click-bait science videos on subjects like this. Thank you for a reasonable, lucid review!
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But, scary part is, if they knew it would hit us - they would keep it hush, send a secret mission disguised as gathering info, and do basically what they are doing now..
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The only way these asteroids could hit and cause actual damage to Earth is if scientists make their calculations showing it will hit us if we don't do something about it, then they try to hit it or something to steer it away and it backfires, causing it to actually hit us head on.
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And to think, Colonel Jack OāNeil had believed that he had eliminated any potential threat that Apophis held against Earth.
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I wouldn't waste my time worrying! We won't live forever however you look at it! So just enjoy the time you have!ā¤
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The hero we donāt want but Earth wished for.
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Excellent presentation. Thank you.
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This thought keeps me awake some nights: in a boundless shooting gallery, theres always something big headed your way
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I personally believe Apophis may very well be Wormwood. Just a humble opinion.
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Calculation of the gravitational effects of all the expected flyby visitors to the asteroid must be a real headache, even for master mathematicians and computer programmers. Hope there is one program already developed to do instant updates as the asteroid orbit experiences any track changes. Otherwise it could be pulled closer to earth rather than pushed away.
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I've seen this one. Captain Carter surrounds the asteroid and goes in hyperspace to travel through the Earth. SG-1 saved us that day.
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Apophis āļø: Hi Earth Earth š: Social Distancing Pal
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Apophis is not the only possibility of a significant ET Impact over the next decade. With that in mind Iāve set my 2024 New Yearās Resolutionā¦Ā I aim to Double my Fine Aged Tequila, Great Beer and Oysters on the Halfshell consumption!!! Along with other Sea Foods and Wild Gameā¦ And Thick Cut Beef and Buffalo Steaks, Mesquite Grilled to a Rare/Medium Rare Perfectionā¦ maybe with an occasional Beautiful Wedge Saladā¦ to keep things moving. And More Fine Aged Tequila, Great Beer and Raw Oystersā¦ Cheers! From Southeast Texas!
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5:22 Why not land ? And send a continuous signal so the orbit can be tracked to maximum detail, with the Yarkovsky deviation of the gravitational trajectory being studied at the same time ?
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I went thru grade school in San Francisco, ""BUT"" grew-up in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1948 to '51 (high school). Astronomy; "The Aurora Borealis" / "The Northern Lights" so bright you could read a newspaper by it. The "Mid-night Sun" in June that first year, created an interest our Universe that is still in this 90 yr. old. When I was in the "Navy", 1951/55, my last yr. and a half was spent flying as a "flight steward" with V.R.-21 out of Barbers Point, Oahu, HI. One night at Agana, Guam the view of the "Southern Cross" was so powerful, " " "beyond words." " "
