No Armageddon: NASA says Earth safe from asteroid Apophis for 100 years
The 1,100 foot-long 9943 Apophis will fly by the Earth on April 13, 2029, at just under 20,000 miles above the surface, and will be visible without binoculars or telescopes.
Artist's Impression of a collision of two icy asteroid-sized bodies orbiting the bright star Fomalhaut(photo credit: REUTERS)ByAARON REICH