In NASA claim that the asteroid Apophis not crash into Earth

Collision of a large asteroid Apophis with Earth in 2036 is possible, it will approach the planet at a distance of about 30 thousand kilometers. This statement was made on Thursday, NASA specialists. Life insurance
A day earlier, the American experts closely watching the passage of the "Skywalker" is 15 million miles from Earth. The data allowed them to come to the conclusion that the original forecast of a possible collision in 23 years out of date now. "Definitely, such a perspective in 2036 can be excluded," - said in this regard, the program manager of NASA's study of space objects approaching the Earth, Donald Yeomans. According to him, the asteroid does not fly as far, but the danger to humans, he will not be present, according to ITAR-TASS. Apophis, named after the ancient Egyptian god of the destroyer, has a diameter of about 300 meters. Opened it eight years ago, the staff of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena / California / then assessed the likelihood of a collision with Earth about April 13, 2036 to be 1 in 45,000. "The chances of a collision, as we have them now estimated to be less than 1 in 1 million This allows us to state with confidence that this" development "in 2036 is possible," said Yeomans. According to him, in the foreseeable future, NASA's interest to an asteroid would be "purely scientific." If Apophis collided with the Earth, it could cause a tsunami and widespread destruction in the fall.