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Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid ...

Discovered in 2004, Apophis (full designation Apophis 99942) immediately rose to the top of tables that measure the risk of so-called potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) asteroids with widths ...

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On Friday, 13, 2029, Earth will witness a notable celestial event as the asteroid Apophis approaches within 19,000 miles (30,600 kilometres) of our planet. Named after the Egyptian serpent god of ...

Not only that, but if the asteroid, which is named Apophis after an Egyptian god resembling a snake who sowed chaos and disorder, were to hit our planet, it would likely happen on Friday the 13th.