Potentially hazardous asteroid heading towards Earth, says Nasa

Asteroid 2008 OS7, which measures about 271m in diameter, will pass our planet at a distance of nearly 285,000km at 2.41pm (GMT) on Friday afternoon
Potentially hazardous asteroid heading towards Earth, says Nasa

A potentially hazardous asteroid has ben spotted heading towards Earth 

A “potentially hazardous asteroid” the size of a football pitch is hurtling towards Earth, Nasa has said.

Asteroid 2008 OS7, which measures about 271m in diameter, will pass our planet at a distance of nearly 285,000km at 2.41 pm (GMT) on Friday afternoon.

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