NASA tracking asteroid bigger than Golden Gate Bridge to collide with Earth's orbit
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dailystar.co.ukasteroid estimated to be bigger than the Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Bay is set to collide with Earth’s orbit this weekend.
Space rock 2020PP will meet Earth’s orbit head-on as it passes safely past our planet on Saturday (January 23). The giant asteroid is believed to be a whopping 1,200ft at its upper limit, the equivalent to 370 meters wide, making it bigger than some of the world’s most famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge.It is expected to pass on Saturday at 11:26 Eastern Standard Time, which is the equivalent to 4.26pm Greenwich Mean Time in the UK.NASA are keeping an eye on it through their Centre for Near Earth Object Studies at the California Institute of Technology.
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