Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailAn asteroid the size of Nelson's Column skimmed past Earth this morning, NASA has revealed. The asteroid, dubbed 2019 SR8, is estimated to measure between 20 metres and 44 metres in diameter. At the higher end of that estimate, it would mean the space rock is roughly the same size as London’s iconic Nelson’s Column. While this might sound far, in astronomical terms, it’s defined by NASA as a ‘close approach’, meaning 2019 SR8 is considered a ‘near-Earth object.’(Image: Alamy)And 2019 SR8 isn’t the only asteroid to zip past our planet this week. However, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine recently warned that we need to take the real-world threat of an asteroid strike more seriously.

Source: Daily Mirror October 16, 2019 09:20 UTC