This Asteroid Will Pass Closer Than Satellites ☄️

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]This asteroid will fly closer to Earth than some satellites.

[00:00:03]This is 99942 [music] Apophis, one of the most closely watched asteroids in the world.

[00:00:11]It's about 370 m wide.

[00:00:13]>> [music] >> And in 2029, it will pass extremely close to Earth.

[00:00:18]So close, people in some regions may even see [music] it with the naked eye.

[00:00:22]When Apophis was first discovered, scientists briefly feared it could impact Earth.

[00:00:27]Current observations [music] show it is not expected to hit our planet in 2029.

[00:00:32]But its historic flyby will help scientists study how dangerous [music] asteroids behave near Earth.