Written by DC Agle
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA – NASA scientists at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, effectively have ruled out the possibility the asteroid Apophis will impact Earth during a close flyby in 2036.
The scientists used updated information obtained by NASA-supported telescopes in 2011 and 2012, as well as new data from the time leading up to Apophis’ distant Earth flyby.
 Asteroid Apophis was discovered on June 19th, 2004. (Image credit: UH/IA)
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