This Is Troubling

NASA, with the help of a German school boy, has revised the odds of the asteroid Apophis hitting the Earth in 2036. They have gone up to 1 in 450. If the asteroid hits, it will hit in the Atlantic Ocean causing enormous tidal waves throughout the Atlantic basin and most likely cause a new ice age.

How’s that for a little ray of sunshine in your morning?! 

Edit:

“Well, here’s what NASA’s NEO guru Don Yeomans told this blog yesterday: “We have not corresponded with this young man and this story is absurd, a hoax or both. During its 2029 Earth close approach, Apophis will approach the Earth to about 38,900 km, well inside the geosynchronous distance at 42,240 km. However, the asteroid will cross the equatorial belt at a distance of 51,000 km – well outside the geosynchronous distance. Since the uncertainty on Apophis’ position during the Earth close approach is about 1500 km, Apophis cannot approach an Earth satellite. Apophis will not cross the moon’s orbital plane at the Moon’s orbital distance so it cannot approach the moon either.”