April 28, 2029 Last day?

Question

it has been a while i heard in news that on 13 april,2029 an asteroid will be going to pass near the earth which will have affect on earth's gravitation. is it true

Answer 1

Maybe the Earth will capture the asteroid. This is wonderful! The Earth gets a second natural moon. There will be 2 moons to keep us awake at night.

Of course, any passing asteroid will have an effect on Earth's gravity. It will suck it all away.

Answer 2

This is of course asteroid (99942) Apophis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apoph...

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/apophis/

Its close pass in 2029 will not have any effect of "Earth's gravitation" but Earth's gravitational field will have quite an effect on the asteroid.  The parameters of the asteroid's orbit around the Sun will be changed quite markedly and the post-encounter orbit depends quite heavily on the exact path taken by Apophis as it passes near Earth.  As a result, our ability to predict where it will be in the years after 2029 deteriorates rapidly, such that by 2036 Apophis could be anywhere on an arc stretching about a quarter of the way along its orbit about the Sun.  However, as we get more observational data in the years leading up to 2029 we will be better able to predict the exact path of the asteroid during the close approach and thus where it will be in the ensuing years.

Answer 3

the asteroid will have very little gravitational affect on the earth. it won't do anything don't worry. its another bogus myth popularitized by the press like 2012.

Answer 4

If the earth were a sphere 30 metres in diameter, the asteroid would be the size of a grain of sand passing at a distance of about 75 metres. It won't have the slightest effect on the earth's gravitation.

Answer 5

it might, but seeing as there will probably be no people here by 2020, much less 2029, we might as well not worry about that particular event.

just kidding, but nah, an asteroid doesnt have enough power to significantly change earths gravity. i wouldnt worry about it.

Answer 6

yeah we're all gonna die

Answer 7

This universe has been here with no beginning of time and surely has gone through many changes.

It will be here in one form or another for all of eternity.

The only difference is, we won't be here, at least not in the form we are used to at this point.

It is hard to tell, but there may have been intelligent life here or elsewhere in the many galaxies which no longer exist which may have surpassed anything we could ever imagine.

I might also add that in time, there will be others like that and there may be many so far away from us even now that we will never get to meet them.

Answer 8

no theres no need to worry abt that. its not gonna do anything. n if it were true there would be a lot more talk going on abt it. but it would ve been cool if apr 28, 2029 were the last day...haha

Answer 9

They said 7 years later: 2036

Answer 10

Asteroids are tiny compared to the Earth, and have no effect on Earth's gravity. They pass Earth quite regularly (I've observed about half a dozen myself over the past ten years) with absolutely nothing happening.

Answer 11

Not likely... People would be worrying.

But anyway

this is how gravity works

Gravity is found with large mass objects ( a planet for example ). The bigger the object, the bigger the gravitational pull.

k, so thats easy to understand, Big object = gravity, the more bigger the object = more gravity.

But with the gravitational pull...

A big land mass with a gravitational pull and a small land mass with a gravitational pull suddenly come close to each other (god knows how ). They are both on set paths. Since the Bigger the object, the more gravity, the smallest object will be thrown off its path, and into either the biggest object, orbit around the object, get thrown into a random direction or orbit around the bigger object, then get thrown.

Hope thats easy :)

Answer 12

Wow it is "true"