Earth's close encounter with giant asteroid Apophis is less than 3 years away

The News International - Oct 24, 2026

Earth’s close encounter with giant asteroid Apophis is less than 3 years away A giant asteroid named Apophis is set to make its unusual close encounter to Earth in exactly 900 days. On Friday, April 13, 2029 asteroid Apophis will fly just 19,400 miles above Earth’s surface, closer...

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