On Friday the 13th, 2029: An asteroid's orbit may alter, threatening Earth | ajc.com

On Friday the 13th, 2029: An asteroid's orbit may alter, threatening Earth | ajc.com: "Twenty-two years from today, also on a Friday the 13th, an asteroid longer than a battleship will skirt past the Earth —- so close it likely will pass between the planet and the satellites that carry our communications.

Because of its nearness, Earth's gravitational field could shift the path of the giant rock —- named Apophis, after the ancient Egyptian god of destruction —- enough that it would become a collision hazard on its next pass in 2036.

That has scientists around the globe working on ways to alter the path of space rocks on potential collision courses with Earth."