Skyscraper-Size Asteroid Will Buzz Earth on Friday, Safely Passing Within 1.7 Million Miles

A single 180-second exposure asteroid that was approaching Earth on Jan. 31, 2024, about 4 million kilometers. Virtual Telescope Project via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.

Don’t worry: There’s no chance of it hitting us since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.