"Massive Asteroids Set to Safely Pass Close to Earth This Friday"

NASA has identified a "city killer" asteroid, roughly the size of a football stadium, set to pass by Earth on February 2 at a distance of 1.77 million miles. While it will be too faint to see without a telescope, a livestream by The Virtual Telescope Project will track the asteroid's movement starting at 1 p.m. ET. Dubbed 2008 OS7, the asteroid's oblong orbit means its distance from Earth varies significantly, and it is classified as "potentially hazardous" due to its size and proximity. NASA is working on the Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission to expand the search for such objects.