An Asteroid Bomb?
Apophis may pose a great challenge for world leaders. As it swings past Earth in 2009, there’s a slim chance that Earth’s gravity will deflect the asteroid just enough to put it on a certain collision course with our planet on a the next pass, in 2036. The odds are currently estimated at one in 45,000, so astrike is very unlikely. Meanwhile, astronomers will continue to track apophis to learn if it will merely taunt us again, or actually strike.