@elizabethtasker@mastodon.online
2026-11-02 01:08 UTC
We haven't been allowed to release this graphic on social media—Mark Subbarao, leader of NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio shows #IAU409 a secret animation which follows asteroid Apophis during the close approach to Earth in 2029. From the whispers in the room, the conference has been derailed and the ban was a good idea 😅
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@elizabethtasker@mastodon.online 2026-11-02 01:11
Asteroid Apophis will come within 32,000 km of Earth in April 2029. This is just 10% of the distance to the Moon. The asteroid will be visible with the naked eye (although still a relatively small dot), but won't actually hit the Earth. https://cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp/look-up-esa-and-jaxa-to-launch-the-ramses-mission-to-observe-apophis/