Asteroid bigger than Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket to collide with Earth's orbit
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dailystar.co.ukasteroid that has the potential to be bigger than Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket is set to collide with Earth’s orbit on Wednesday.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is tracking a giant space rock (2019 YP5) through its Centre for Near Earth Object Studies.
It is estimated to fly past Earth on February 10, 2021, at around 5.58pm eastern standard time, which is equivalent to 10.58pm GMT in the UK.
Thousands of asteroids are tracked every year by NASA, but asteroid 2019 YP5 is bigger than the average rock at an estimated diameter of between 92m and 210m.
At the middle end of this estimate, the asteroid will be bigger than Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket when it is ready for launch.
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