Skyscraper-sized asteroid hurtles past Earth today. As of: February 3, 2024, 5:22 a.m The asteroid 2008 OS7 is as big as the Empire State Building.
The asteroid is traveling at a speed of 18.17 kilometers per second (about 75,000 km/h) It will come close to Earth for the next time on January 7, 2032 - but then it will remain 72 million kilometers away. A chunk the size of 2008 OS 7 could pose a real threat to Earth if it were on a collision course. Such an asteroid can definitely wipe out an entire city.