Bus-size asteroid flies by Earth today. Watch it live.
Bus-size asteroid flies by Earth today. Watch it live.
You can watch a big asteroid make a safe flyby of Earth today (March 13) from any spot with good internet access.
You can watch a big asteroid make a safe flyby of Earth today (March 13) from any spot with good internet access.
Weather permitting, the Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the recently found asteroid 2022 ES3,
Weather permitting, the Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the recently found asteroid 2022 ES3,
which will pass by our planet just slightly within the orbit of the moon.
which will pass by our planet just slightly within the orbit of the moon.
The broadcast starts at 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) and you can watch it in the video feed above or directly from The Virtual Telescope Project.
The broadcast starts at 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) and you can watch it in the video feed above or directly from The Virtual Telescope Project.
Asteroid 2022 ES3 is up to 40 feet wide (12 meters) - about the size of a bus - and will pass within 207,000 miles (330,000 kilometers) of the Earth
Asteroid 2022 ES3 is up to 40 feet wide (12 meters) - about the size of a bus - and will pass within 207,000 miles (330,000 kilometers) of the Earth
The Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona discovered the asteroid on March 7 and, as is typical for near-Earth asteroid finds, published the orbit and other details of the asteroid's movement and size online.
The Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona discovered the asteroid on March 7 and, as is typical for near-Earth asteroid finds, published the orbit and other details of the asteroid's movement and size online.