The Day 2024 Asteroid Hits Earth Time. This animation shows the orbital trajectory of asteroid 99942 apophis as it zooms safely past earth on april 13, 2029. Est (1400 gmt) before zooming past earth three and a half hours later at an estimated speed of 14,200 mph (22,850 km/h).

The asteroid will fly close to the moon just before 9 a.m. New ultraprecise measurements show that the asteroid bennu has a higher chance than thought of impacting our planet sometime in the next 300 years, nasa says.