The likely answer to all of your doomsday-ish questions about
the asteroid is NO. NASA scientists have repeatedly said that it
is not possible for the asteroid approaching Friday to hit the
Earth. But what about communication satellites? On the
asteroid's approach it will "enter and exit a ring of satellites
approximately 22,300 miles above the Earth," said CNN
meteorologist Sean Morris. According to current modeling of the
asteroid's path, it will probably not affect the satellites.
These satellites include those used by television networks,
cellphone services and weather services. "Scientists have
determined that it is very unlikely -- but not impossible --
that television signals, any other form of communication, or any
weather data will be impacted by the asteroid," Morris said. As
for global positioning satellites, which communicate with the
GPS function on smartphones, the asteroid will pass about 5,000
miles above them and probably won't interfere with navigational
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