Apophis
NASA dismissed a report of the Russians that stated that an asteroid larger than two football fields might hit Earth in the year 2029 but then they predicted that it would hit Earth on April 13, 2036. Donald Yeomans (working for NASA) says that the probability of Apophis (asteroid name) hitting Earth is 1 in 250,000 in probability. NASA also has a backup plan just in case the asteroid does end up near Earth, they have machinery to change the asteroids path. A professor in Russia rendered his opinion that Apophis will disintegrate before hitting Earth.this 23,000 ton asteroid could result into a major conflict. It was first thought to be a threat in 2004 when earth was in a close encounter with Apophis with a 2.7% chance of hitting Earth. NASA dismissed a report of the Russians that stated that an asteroid larger than two football fields might hit Earth in the year 2029 but then they predicted that it would hit Earth on April 13, 2036. Donald Yeomans (working for NASA) says that the probability of Apophis (asteroid name) hitting Earth is 1 in 250,000 in probability. NASA also has a backup plan just in case the asteroid does end up near Earth, they have machinery to change the asteroids path. A professor in Russia rendered his opinion that Apophis will disintegrate before hitting Earth.this 23,000 ton asteroid could result into a major conflict. It was first thought to be a threat in 2004 when earth was in a close encounter with Apophis with a 2.7% chance of hitting Earth.