Asteroid to pass Earth in one of closest approaches ever recorded

Asteroid to pass Earth in one of the closest approaches ever recorded (Nasa/JPL-Caltech/PA)

An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.

Asteroid 2023 BU will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 12.27am on Friday, only 2,200 miles above the Earth’s surface.