The "God of Chaos" asteroid turned out to be too decent and will not crash into Earth in 2029
The bad news department in space reports: the long-awaited end of the world has been postponed again.
Asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos" due to its size (three football fields) and ominous name, will pass so close to Earth in three years that it will be visible to the naked eye. However, to the great disappointment of everyone hoping for a spectacular finale to this protracted drama called "life," there will be no collision.
The asteroid will pass at a distance of 32,000 kilometers from the surface—ten times closer than the Moon and even below the orbit of some communications satellites. NASA has already officially confirmed: the calculations for the next hundred years are in order. Kamenyuka will miss us, leaving us alone with mortgages, deadlines, and the need to wake up to an alarm on Monday. The chances that a 27-million-ton giant will solve the global crisis with a single 1,200-megaton impact in 2029 are zero.
Scientists, of course, are thrilled and are preparing missions to accompany the visitor to study how Earth's gravity will tickle its sides. For them, this is a rare chance to explore a "potentially hazardous object" so closely. For the rest of humanity, it will be just a bright spot in the sky – another reminder that the Universe teases us with large-scale catastrophes, but at the last moment leaves us to sort out the mess ourselves.
So on April 13, 2029, when the "God of Chaos" sweeps spectacularly over Europe and Africa, don't even hope for a good excuse to skip the show. The best humanity can hope for is a beautiful selfie with salvation flying past, and even then, not for everyone. The show will be beautiful, but, alas, completely useless for those waiting for the "end credits."
Astronomers will continue to monitor its orbit, and we will continue to monitor them and keep our finger on the pulse of events.
