During this time, the asteroid will fly past the planet from a very safe distance. Psyche, the NASA mission to explore a metal-rock asteroid of the same name, recently passed a crucial milestone that brings it closer to its August 2022 launch date.

As if the worsening coronavirus pandemic isn’t terrifying enough, NASA says a giant, “potentially hazardous asteroid” will cross within 0.038 astronomical units of Earth. The rocky body dubbed Asteroid 2018 VP1 is an Apollo-type Near-Earth Object or NEO.

An asteroid estimated to be up to nearly a mile in diameter is scheduled for a date with Earth tomorrow, May 21st, 2020. A HUGE space rock three times larger than the Empire State Building will hurtle past Earth today. Travelling at seven miles a second, the asteroid … NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. Well, the Giant Meteor 2020 crowd could get their wish. The asteroid … The asteroid has a diameter of 3,250 feet.

Compared to 2016 DY30, 2020 ME3 will zip past Earth from a much farther distance.

NASA estimates the earliest date on which the asteroid could strike falls on November 2, 2020. As for 2020 ME3, this asteroid will reach its closest distance to Earth on the same day at 5:21 p.m. EDT. According to the agency, the asteroid will intersect Earth’s orbit on Thursday (May 21) at 4:45 p.m. EDT.