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Astronomers Warn of Another Asteroid Approaching Earth in 2029: ‘It’s the Same Size as the Eiffel Tower’

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HOUSTON, TEXAS.- Apophis (99942) is a near-Earth asteroid known for years and that will star in a very striking astronomical event on April 13, 2029: an extremely close overflight in spatial terms. The important thing is the least spectacular: for now there is no impact scenario in 2029. NASA itself describes it as a historical approach (by distance and by what it will allow to study), but not as a threat. Apophis as a laboratory, not as a threa…
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HOUSTON, TEXAS.- Apophis (99942) is a near-Earth asteroid known for years and that will star in a very striking astronomical event on April 13, 2029: an extremely close overflight in spatial terms. The important thing is the least spectacular: for now there is no impact scenario in 2029. NASA itself describes it as a historical approach (by distance and by what it will allow to study), but not as a threat. Apophis as a laboratory, not as a threa…

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Almomento.Mx broke the news in on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
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