Asteroid 388945 2008 TZ3 LIVE — ‘Potentially hazardous asteroid bigger than Empire State Building’ approached on Sunday

AN ASTEROID bigger than the Empire State Building flew by Earth on Sunday. The US space agency Nasa shared that Asteroid 388945 (2008 TZ3) passed Earth at around 5.18pm ET and 9.18pm GMT. The giant space rock was predicted to be up to 1,608 feet wide. By comparison, New York’s Empire State Building stands at 1,454 feet tall. Although Asteroid 388945 passed from a distance of about 3.5million miles away, it was still considered a possible threat. If an asteroid comes within 4.65million miles of our planet and is over a certain size, it’s considered “potentially hazardous” by cautious space… Read Full Article