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Astronomers have discovered a catastrophic asteroid ‘Apophis’ that accelerates as it approaches Earth. It is expected to collide with the world in just 48 years from now, if the collision triggered some 8,000 Hiroshima nuclear bombs.
On October 29, 63, The Sun website reported that astronomy experts. You think an asteroid is a big disaster. ‘Asteroid 99942’ called ‘apophis’ or the giant serpent, a symbol of all bad things in ancient Egyptian mythology. Accelerating as it gets closer to earth AND it may collide with our world in 2068 or 48 years from now.
Previously, astronomers were convinced that pea-shaped Apophis Approximately 1,213 feet, or nearly 400 meters long, will not hit Earth, but astronomers have now discovered that this catastrophic asteroid has veered off course. And speed up That, if an asteroid hits Earth in the future It is expected to produce the same energy as 1.2 billion tons of TNT, or about 8,000 nuclear bombs that the United States hit Hiroshima in WWII.
Apophis astronomer Dr. Dave Tholen, who co-discovered the asteroid in 2004, said the apophis is drifting approximately 170 meters per year out of its orbital path, making it likely to collide with Earth in 2611, while The Aeronautical Administration and the US National Space Agency (NASA) have classified Apophis as the third most dangerous asteroid for our planet.
The Sun noted that astronomers initially believed that the risk of an apophysical asteroid hitting Earth in 2029 was only 2.7%. At that time, it also indicates that this asteroid will pass Earth at a distance of 19,794 miles later in this decade. However, astronomers at the University of Hawaii have now identified the date of the asteroid Apophis on the calendar as April 12, 2068 or 2611.
