NASA Cover-Up of Apophis 2029 Impact

Record	OBS-0261
Category	Space/NASA
Status	DEBUNKED
Summary	Proponents claim that NASA is concealing knowledge that the asteroid Apophis will strike Earth in April 2029, fulfilling a biblical prophecy. This claim is contradicted by NASA and other astronomical authorities, who have determined that Apophis will not impact Earth in 2029 or for at least the next century.
Origin	The theory appears to have emerged on social media and question-and-answer platforms, such as Quora, in the years following Apophis's discovery in 2004, when initial impact probabilities were briefly elevated.
Claimed	NASA knows Apophis will hit Earth in April 2029. NASA is covering up this knowledge to prevent public panic. The impact would fulfill the prophecy of Revelations Chapter 8.
Evidence / consensus	NASA and other astronomical agencies have definitively ruled out an Apophis impact in 2029 and 2036. Radar observations in 2021 have excluded any impact for at least the next 100 years.

> OBSERVER NOTE:
A classic doomsday prediction grafted onto a real near-Earth object. The scientific consensus is unambiguous: Apophis will miss us. The conspiracy narrative relies on attributing omniscient and malevolent powers to NASA that it simply does not possess.

Sources

Is NASA covering up their knowledge that a huge asteroid named 'Apophis' will strike the Earth in April of the year 2029, fulfilling the prophecy of Revelations Chapter 8? - Quora
Asteroid Apophis: Will It Hit Earth? Your... | The Planetary Society
Apophis Facts

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