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Notorious Asteroid Has A Friday The 13th Close Encounter With Earth
A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist.
NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, coming about 20,000 miles from the planet's surface.
That is closer than many satellites in geosynchronous orbit, which circle Earth at an altitude of about 22,236 miles, according to NASA.
The asteroid is large, but it is not expected to hit Earth. NASA says there is no risk of Apophis impacting the planet for at least 100 years.
Apophis is about 1,100 feet across, roughly the size of three football fields, CBS News reported. NASA classifies it as a…
‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper Announces Pregnancy With First Child
“Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper announced Sunday, May 17 that she is expecting her first child with husband Matt Kaplan.
Cooper, 31, a Newton, PA native and former BU soccer player, shared photos on Instagram showing off her baby bump alongside Kaplan.
“Our family 🤍,” the post was captioned.
Cooper, one of the biggest names in podcasting, married Kaplan, a film and TV producer, in 2024.
'Jersey Shore' Star Angelina Pivarnick Finds Out She's Pregnant While Filming
Amid ongoing fertility struggles, MTV's "Jersey Shore" star Angelina Pivarnick is having a baby.
The 39-year-old reality TV star shared the news with co-star Sammi Giancola, aka Sammi Sweetheart, on the Thursday, May 14 episode of the show after taking a pregnancy test while at the first birthday party for Mike Sorrentino's daughter.
“There’s no way that it just happened naturally. There’s no sperm donor now,” Pivarnick said. “I did not think I was able to get pregnant, but, wow, I’m pregnant. This could be a great thing. This could be my fairy tale, my path, my baby.”
She later calle…
