Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailA 1.1km-wide asteroid is set to zoom past the Earth on Super Bowl Sunday - and according to NASA it's "potentially hazardous" but there's no chance it will hit us. Because the gigantic rock will pass within 4,650,000 miles of Earth - and measures more than 500 feet in diameter - the agency has to classify it as a "near-Earth object". (Image: Getty Images)The space rock, which has been dubbed 2002 AJ129, is bigger than the half-mile tall Burj Khalifa skyscraper - the world's tallest building. Some are, but the likelihood of a dangerous asteroid striking the Earth during any given year is low," explains NASA . The gigantic space rock will whizz by at a dizzying speed of 34.04km/s, which equates to 67,000mph.

Source: Daily Mirror January 24, 2018 11:04 UTC