Two billion people could see asteroid's historic Earth flyby in 2029

“Two billion people could see asteroid's historic Earth flyby in 2029”

Abu Dhabi: An asteroid nearly the size of the Eiffel Tower will make an exceptionally close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, in a rare astronomical event that could be visible to around two billion people without telescopes. Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomy Society and a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, said asteroid 99942 Apophis would pass approximately 31,600 kilometres above Earth's surface, closer than many satellites in geosynchronous…