The asteroid Apophis with a width of 400 meters is still on the list of hazardous near-Earth objects. But the new data show that the risk is much lower than they thought.
A space stone has only 1 chance out of 100,000 that it will collapse on our planet. He was noticed in 2004 and is expected to return in 2029. The initial results made everyone worry, because they showed 1 chance out of 39.
However, it is too early to relax. Let's not forget that by the time of arrival some event may occur that will violate its trajectory. The Universe is a chaotic place.
By itself, this is a dangerous and large object. Next time should approach at 29,470 km. In 2036, it is already 49 million kilometers away.
Now scientists are following 1803 objects that could be a threat to our species. All of them exceed 100 meters in width and are capable of reaching 7.5 million km.
