Want the biggest and best stories of the day delivered straight to your fingertips? The space rock is believed to be travelling at a speed of 12.89 kilometres a second or around 29,000 miles per hour. Although it has a tiny chance of coming into contact with us, in … NASA scientists have since given the celestial rock the name Asteroid 2020ND. A doomsday asteroid will hit Earth next month and trigger devastating mega-tsunamis, claims conspiracy theorist. No asteroid apocalypse in Sepetember, assures Nasa . During the formation of Jupiter small objects started to collide with each other, leading to fragments. And it is markedly closer to Earth than any other asteroid on the list. Daily Star's newsletter brings you the biggest and best stories – sign up today. Sign up now to Daily Star Online’s FREE newsletter using the box below. Asteroid 441987 (2010 NY65) is expected to zoom past Earth at 11.44am BST on Wednesday next week.

Experts are warning that the giant 100-foot asteroid is heading towards the Earth but nobody is certain how close it will come to a direct hit. The space rock is believed to be travelling at a speed of 5.2 kilometres a second or 11,200 miles per hour. Asteroid 163348 (2002 NN4) is expected to zoom past Earth at 8.20am BST on Sunday this week. 13:02, 7 JUN 2020 Asteroid 163348 (2002 NN4) is expected to zoom past Earth at 8.20am BST on Sunday this week. The asteroid is estimated to be between 830 and 1,870 feet in length, possibly making it taller than the Empire State Building. Scientists do not think the asteroid will collide with Earth, but will keep an eye on it in case it enters Earth’s atmosphere by chance. NASA have classed the asteroid as an Aten asteroid, which is a space rock following a very wide orbit around the Sun. A massive asteroid is flying towards Earth, and concerned scientists are keeping a close eye on it, according to a report by The Daily Star. NASA is keeping a close eye on a massive asteroid heading into the weekend, according to a report by the UK’s Daily Star. NASA has listed an asteroid, 1997 BQ, on its near-Earth objects (NEOs) page for a fly-by past Earth. At its largest the asteroid would be around the same height as the Eiffel Tower in Paris which is 300m (984ft) (Image: Getty Images) An asteroid strike on Earth is just a matter of time and it could destroy major cities, experts have said. Asteroid 2013 TX68 has only just been discovered but it's already causing concern and some confusion. Asteroids are small space rocks, or “cosmic leftovers” from the solar system’s formation about 4.5billion years ago. NASA has warned a space rock one and a half times larger than the London Eye is shooting towards Earth's orbit next week. There are more than 18,000 near-Earth asteroids. 12:00 AM, August 30, 2015 / LAST MODIFIED: 02:48 AM, August 30, 2015. In the News. Current models show the asteroid "skimming" Earth's orbit and then passing by. The asteroid is set to make a close approach to planet Earth and has been branded as “potentially hazardous” by the US-based experts.

NASA is keeping a close eye on a massive asteroid leading up to the weekend, according to a report by the Daily Star. Asteroid 163348 (2002 NN4) is expected to zoom past Earth at 8.20am BST on Sunday this week (Image: Getty Images) Daily Star's newsletter brings you the biggest and best stories – sign up today While NASA has not listed it as a threat, it is still close enough to be considered "potentially hazardous" and the rock has still made it to its Near Earth Objects (NEOs) list. 2016 WF9 is relatively large: roughly 0.3 …