Skyscraper-sized asteroid to skim Earth in two online livestreams
A giant asteroid about 440 meters across (152637 1997 NC1) will pass Earth at roughly 1.59 million miles away on June 27, with closest approach around 7:16 a.m. EDT (1116 GMT) and traveling about 19,879 mph. NASA classifies it as a potentially hazardous asteroid, though this flyby poses no risk. The Virtual Telescope Project will host two YouTube livestreams starting at 7 p.m. EDT on June 26 and 27 to show the asteroid using robotic telescopes in Manciano, Italy, weather permitting, offering skywatchers with small telescopes a chance to spot the object as it moves through the constellation Ophiuchus.