A SCHOOLBUS-SIZED asteroid will make a very close approach today, according to space object trackers.
Astronomers only spotted the near-Earth space rock 2022 GN1 a few days ahead of its head-turning flyby on Tuesday evening.
Nasa has logged the 16-meter-long mass on its “close approach” online database, though it poses no danger to our planet.
The asteroid is expected to soar past at a safe distance of around 79,000 miles (127,000 km).
That may sound like a considerable gap but is remarkably close in space terms at around a third of the space between Earth and the Moon.
The Virtual Telescope Project, a set of robotic scopes in Italy, has announced that it will live stream Wednesday’s flyby on its website.
The live feed kicks off at 9pm ET on Tuesday.
