An asteroid will be passing by Earth sometime in the next few hours and you can watch it right from home!
Toutatis, an enormous asteroid that is about 5 kilometres wide, will be flying by Earth sometime today. The asteroid will soar past Earth within seven million kilometers, which means it is close enough for us to see but not close enough for Earth to be in any kind of danger.
For anyone that wants to watch, the flyby of the asteroid will be streaming live on many different websites, such as Virtual Telescope Project and Slooh Space Camera. Most of the live streams are free, so anyone can watch this exciting event!
Will you be tuning in to watch the asteroid zoom past Earth in the next few hours?