» An Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid is about to whiz by Earth. When it returns in 8 years, it could cross paths with our satellites. An Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid is about to whiz by Earth. When it returns in 8 years, it could cross paths with our satellites. Aylin WoodwardMar 6, 2021, 04:57 IST An artist's illustration of asteroids flying by Earth.Peter Carril/ESA An Earth Friday night. The space rock is more than 1,100 feet wide — wider than the Eiffel Tower is tall. When Apophis returns in 2029, its path could intersect with high-altitude satellites in Earth's orbit. An asteroid nearly four football fields wide is about to zoom by Earth.