April 8 2024 Asteroid. Earth’s gravity will slightly change the trajectory of apophis as it comes within 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of our planet’s surface. Reasons for tail changes include the rate of ejection of material from the comet's nucleus, the strength and complexity of the passing solar wind, and the rotation rate of the comet.

However, even if the asteroid entered our planet’s atmosphere, it would most likely explode as a bright fireball, causing no harm to the objects on the ground.  — several new nasa astronauts used to study the sun on the regular.