Rock and Earth

NASA says a huge asteroid will zip past Earth today - how and when to watch the passing

Reading now: 913
www.mirror.co.uk

A ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid is set to fly past Earth this morning, NASA has revealed. The asteroid, dubbed 52768 (1998 OR2), is estimated to measure between 1.8km - 4.1km in diameter.

At the higher end of that estimate, it suggests the asteroid could be up to five times as big as the world’s biggest building, the Burj Khalifa!

According to NASA, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth at around 10:56 BST today, at which point it will be around 3.9 million miles from Earth.

While this might sound far, it’s actually classed as a ‘close approach’ by NASA. Here’s everything you need to know about today’s asteroid passing, including how to watch it.

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA