Asteroid the size of bus to zoom past Earth, ducking below satellites, Nasa says

An asteroid the size of a school bus is headed our way, but Nasa says the space rock will zoom safely past Earth on Thursday.The newly discovered asteroid will come within 22,000 kilometres (13,000 miles) of Earth, well below many of the communications satellites orbiting the planet, scientists said this week.The closest approach will occur on Thursday morning over the southeastern Pacific Ocean.Once it is gone, the asteroid will not be back to Earth’s neighbourhood until 2041.Scientists…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3102786/asteroid-size-bus-zoom-past-earth-ducking-below