A football stadium-sized asteroid will blaze by Earth today. Here's how to watch the potentially hazardous 'city killer' live.

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 11:05

An illustration of an asteroid against a starry background in space. — The asteroid flying by Earth won't make another close approach to our planet until 2037.
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A giant "city killer" asteroid will safely shoot past Earth today traveling at 41,000 mph.
Its closest approach to Earth will be 1.77 million miles, over seven times the distance to the moon.
You can't see it with the naked eye, but you can watch the event live on YouTube.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has spotted a giant "city killer" asteroid flying toward Earth. And this afternoon, it will reach its closest approach to our planet, about 1.77 million miles away.