How Close Will Asteroid Apophis Come to Earth?
- RT America Published on May 7, 2019
RT America’s Michele Greenstein joins Rick Sanchez to discuss a recently discovered asteroid which is expected to pass just 19,000 miles from Earth in 10 years’ time. It is named for Apophis, the Egyptian god of destruction who wished to swallow the sun. Scientists are already discussing the possibility of destroying the asteroid, someday, should the need arise, via the use of nuclear weapons.