A skyscraper-sized asteroid is on track to make a relatively close pass by Earth today.
According to NASA, it will pass within one-point-two million miles of Earth at more than 43 thousand miles per hour. It's more than twice the height of the Empire State Building and should be close enough to observe with a small telescope.
Italy's Virtual Telescope Project, based in Rome, will host a livestream starting at 3 p.m. Eastern. That’s when the space rock will be closest to Earth.
Source: Space