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According to observations the asteroid will swing near to our planet on Sunday, January 17. When the asteroid flies by, it will be travelling at a staggering 3.6 kilometres per second, or or almost 13,000 kilometres per hour. While that may seem fast, it is actually relatively slow by asteroid standards. The average space rock travels at a speed of anywhere between 11 kilometres per second, and 72 kilometres per second. Asteroids: 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid bigger than a football pitch set to fly by Earth (Image: GETTY) The path of asteroid 1993 BX3 (Image: NASA) NASA has confirmed the ...

| UPDATED: 08:44, Wed, Jan 6, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Asteroid experts at US-based space agency NASA have confirmed how the anomaly dubbed 2021 AU will make an extremely close cosmic flyby tomorrow evening. At its...