The infamous "God of Chaos" asteroid could be tipped onto a collision course with Earth, scientists have warned. The asteroid, named Apophis, is set to pass by our planet in a few years' time - but in new research,

( NewsNation) — Scientists say an asteroid known as the “God of Chaos” has a slightly increased chance of impacting the Earth in 2029, but only if a very unlikely series of events plays out.

A gigantic asteroid has been predicted to hit Earth and TikTok users are fearing the worst as it's set to pass the planet on Friday the 13th.

New simulations reveal that there is an extremely small chance that the "city-killer" asteroid Apophis could be nudged onto a collision course with Earth by another asteroid before it flies past our planet in 2029.

Apophis, formally called (99942) Apophis, is named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction and is predicted to make its closest approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. According to scientists' estimates, the 375 metres wide asteroid will be just 32,000 km above Earth's surface during the flyby.

An enormous asteroid could be on its way to Earth - and scarily enough the predicted date might just spook you. Many people have shared their reaction over on TikTok

Astronomer Paul Wiegert had found a scenario in which Apophis could be sent careening into Earth in 2029. But we’d have to be extremely unlucky.

An astrophysicist at the University of Western Ontario finds that the odds of the asteroid 99942 Apophis striking Earth are slightly higher than previously thought. In his study, published in The Planetary Science Journal,