This from the current Popular Mechanics ...
One Milwaukee evening in 2029 ... a 25-million-ton, 820-ft.-wide asteroid called 99942 Apophis will slice across the orbit of the moon and barrel toward Earth at more than 28,000 mph. The huge pockmarked rock, two-thirds the size of Devils Tower in Wyoming, will pack the energy of 65,000 Hiroshima bombs -- enough to wipe out a small country or kick up an 800-ft. tsunami.
The good news? Scientists are 99.7 percent certain it will just miss the planet.
The concerning news: the day in 2029 is Friday April 13th. That's just too spooky.
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