Don't worry, the bloody huge hunk of rock will miss us by quite some distance
NEWS ?: On Jan. 18 an asteroid twice the size of the Empire State Building will zoom by Earth safely at about 1.2 million miles (5x the moon distance)
The closest pass in two centuries pic.twitter.com/4RWcW2V3in
— Latest in space (@latestinspace) January 13, 2022
An asteroid the size of Carrauntoohil will soar past the earth tonight.
At more than a kilometre wide 7482 (1994 PC1), was first discovered at an observatory in Australia in August 1994.
Despite its size the asteroid won't pose any threat to Earth as it passes by, as its closest point will be 5 times the distance of the moon.
The spectacle won't be visible to the naked eye, but you can watch the spectacle online.
Near-Earth #asteroid 1994 PC1 (~1 km wide) is very well known and has been studied for decades by our #PlanetaryDefense experts. Rest assured, 1994 PC1 will safely fly past our planet 1.2 million miles away next Tues., Jan. 18.
Track it yourself here: https://t.co/JMAPWiirZh pic.twitter.com/35pgUb1anq
— NASA Asteroid Watch (@AsteroidWatch) January 12, 2022
