On 13 April 2029, a roughly 375-metre asteroid named Apophis will pass closer to Earth than some of our own satellites — just 32,000 kilometres above the surface — and new calculations suggest up to 90% of humanity could potentially see it cross the sky with the naked eye.
On 13 April 2029, asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass roughly 32,000 kilometres above Earth’s surface. For a few…