An asteroid will pass within 3,500km of Earth's surface on Friday - the fourth closest asteroid to skim past the planet since records began. Here's all you need to know about this special space event and how you can watch it live.
An asteroid is due to come very close to Earth this week, passing just a few thousand kilometres above the planet's surface.
The relative near miss will be streamed live using robotic telescopes - here's what you need to know about the asteroid and how you can watch it.The asteroid was first spotted on 21 January and has been named asteroid 2023 BU.When it passes by at its closest point it will be 3,500km above Earth's surface. That's less than 3% of the average distance between the Earth and the moon.
It may sound like a long way, but this asteroid will be the fourth closest to pass by Earth since records began.Should I be worried about the asteroid crashing to Earth?In short, no. The asteroid is between 3.8 and 8.4 metres in size - small enough to incinerate on entering Earth's atmosphere., asteroids smaller than 25m are likely to burn up, leading to little or no damage on the ground.
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