According to the asteroid database browser from NASA’s Water Propulsion Laboratory, a large asteroid nearly twice the size of New York’s Empire State Building will fly over Earth on Thursday.
Known as the 2010 RJ53, the asteroid is approximately 774 meters in diameter and will surpass the planet today.
The asteroid will pass approximately 366,000 kilometers from the planet, which means it will be closer to Earth than the moon.
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However, the 2010 RJ53 is very unlikely to affect Earth.
NASA has already declared the planet free of any risk of asteroid impact for the next century.
Researchers and astronomers around the world, including NASA, monitor nearby asteroids and calculate their trajectory.
It’s about seeing if they pose any threat.