Giant asteroid dubbed 'God of Chaos' to pass by Earth this week - and you can see it
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mirror.co.ukA huge space rock nicknamed the 'God of Chaos' will hurtle past Earth during a fly-by of the planet this week. Apophis is set to fly past us shortly after 1am on Saturday where it will come to within 10,471,577 miles of the globe.
This is about 43 times the distance from the Earth to the moon. While there is no chance of an Armageddon-like impact with the Earth it will be visible to telescopes and within radar range of the planet.
Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid measuring about 350 metres in diameter. It was first discovered in 2004 and has been classified as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" by the IAU's Minor Planet Centre.
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