Four-billion-year-old ‘God Of Chaos' Asteroid Could Trigger Major Reaction After It Skims Past...

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You might have heard that a honking big asteroid known as the 'God of Chaos' is heading our way and it's going to get closer to Planet Earth than some satellites.

The 'God of Chaos' asteroid is at least 340 metres wide and is scheduled to fly closer than we would like to Earth in 2029.

The asteroid's actual name is 99942 Apophis, and is named after undefined god of chaos and destruction. Not foreboding at all.

This is where the 'God of Chaos' nickname comes from, though the chances of it wreaking destruction upon our planet are incredibly low.

On its current trajectory, the asteroid is not expected to hit Earth and scientists have calculated that the chances of the 'God of Chaos' hitting something else on the way here and being redirected into our path is pretty low.

Experts believe it'll pass harmlessly by our planet on 13 April, 2029, coming within about 32,000km (which is actually closer than some satellites) of the little rock where we all live but not striking us.

The opportunity for this asteroid to mess with our day is minimal, but the 'God of Chaos' may come to regret flying so close to our planet due to the changes it would go through.

Asteroids are normally hit on the regular by little meteoroids, in something called 'space weathering', but some of the rocks which fly past planets don't have rough surfaces.