{"id":10779,"date":"2024-02-01T16:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/power2innovate.com\/skyscraper-size-asteroid-will-buzz-earth-on-friday-safely-passing-within-1-7-million-miles\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T16:37:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:37:48","slug":"skyscraper-size-asteroid-will-buzz-earth-on-friday-safely-passing-within-1-7-million-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/power2innovate.com\/skyscraper-size-asteroid-will-buzz-earth-on-friday-safely-passing-within-1-7-million-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/skyscraper-size-astero.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2024\/skyscraper-size-astero.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"This image provided by Virtual Telescope Project out of Italy shows a single 180-second exposure asteroid that was approaching Earth, about 4 million kilometers, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2024. Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. There's no chance of it hitting us since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon. Credit: Virtual Telescope Project via AP\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                This image provided by Virtual Telescope Project out of Italy shows a single 180-second exposure asteroid that was approaching Earth, about 4 million kilometers, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2024. Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. There&#8217;s no chance of it hitting us since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon. Credit: Virtual Telescope Project via AP<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry: There&#8217;s no chance of it hitting us since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.<\/p>\n<p>NASA&#8217;s Center for Near Earth Object Studies estimates the space rock is between 690 feet and 1,575 feet (210 meters and 480 meters) across. That means the asteroid could be similar in size to New York City&#8217;s Empire State Building or Chicago&#8217;s Willis Tower.<\/p>\n<p>Discovered in 2008, the asteroid is designated as 2008 OS7. It won&#8217;t be back our way again until 2032, but it will be a much more distant encounter, staying 45 million miles (72 million kilometers) away.<\/p>\n<p>The harmless flyby is one of several encounters this week. Three much smaller asteroids also will harmlessly buzz Earth on Friday, no more than tens of yards (meters) across, with another two on Saturday. On Sunday, an asteroid roughly half the size of 2008 0S7 will swing by, staying 4.5 million miles (7.3 million kilometers) away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \u00a9 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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