An asteroid the size of a bus flies by Earth today
Weather permitting, the Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the recently found asteroid 2022 ES3
which will pass by our planet just slightly within the orbit of the moon
The broadcast starts at 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) and you can watch it in the video feed above or directly from The Virtual Telescope Project.
Asteroid 2022 ES3 is up to 40 feet wide (12 meters) - about the size of a bus - and will pass within 207,000 miles (330,000 kilometers) of the Earth today
according to NASA. The Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona discovered the asteroid on March 7
as is typical for near-Earth asteroid finds, published the orbit and other details of the asteroid's movement and size online
"The Virtual Telescope Project will show it live, online, just at the fly-by time. This way, you can join the journey from the comfort of your home
According to NASA JPL's Small-Body Database, the asteroid has an estimated diameter of 30 to 40 feet (10 to 22 meters).
The asteroid is not considered "potentially hazardous", according to Newsweek, probably due to its size.