Well well, looks like 2029 will be rather interesting...

2029 will be a year to remember. Recently NASA reported that the Apophis asteroid had a 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting earth, and that it would pass by roughly 32,000km from earth. Now this 13 year old boy from Germany, redid the calculations to take in account of our satellites in orbit which are ringed around our planet roughly up to 35,000km away. What his findings were, the 13 year old kid, is that if the asteroid hits a satellite, a 1 in 450 chance, then it will alter the course of the asteroid and send it crashing to earth in 2036. Or it could cut close in 2029. I think it would be safe to say I'm in favor of missiles in space, how about you? I love this part of the article, how blunt it is:

"If the asteroid strikes a satellite in 2029, that will change its trajectory making it hit earth on its next orbit in 2036.

Both NASA and Marquardt agree that if the asteroid does collide with earth, it will create a ball of iron and iridium 320 metres (1049 feet) wide and weighing 200 billion tonnes, which will crash into the Atlantic Ocean.

The shockwaves from that would create huge tsunami waves, destroying both coastlines and inland areas, whilst creating a thick cloud of dust that would darken the skies indefinitely.

The 13-year old made his discovery as part of a regional science competition for which he submitted a project entitled: "Apophis -- The Killer Astroid."