On Thursday, April 28, a massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building will speed past the Earth.
Highlights
- On Thursday, April 28, a massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building will speed past the Earth.
- The asteroid, known as 418135 (2008 AG33), will be traveling at speeds of up to 23,264 miles per hour.
- Its width is estimated to be between 1,150 and 2,560 feet.
- That speed is 11 times faster than a rifle bullet, which travels at around 2,050 mph.
- It is also over 30 times the speed of sound, or 767 mph, and 15 times more than a Lockheed Martin F-16 jet fighter’s maximum speed of around 1,500 mph.
- According to NASA, the asteroid will not return to E.