NASA says huge asteroid hurtling through space is 'potentially hazardous'
A gigantic, kilometre wide asteroid hurtling through the solar system is set to narrowly avoid Earth.
NASA has said asteroid 2002 AJ129 is 'potentially hazardous', largely thanks to its high-speeds of up to 108,000km/h.
According to NASA, any asteroid that comes within 7,400,000km of Earth is is said to be as 'hazardous'.
The asteroid, expected to pass our planet in two weeks time on February 4, will pass 4,210,000km away.
It's estimated at being over one kilometre wide - larger than the world's tallest building, Dubai's Burj Khalifa.
If an asteroid the size of AJ129 was to hit Earth, it could throw the entire planet into a mini Ice Age, The Metro reported.
Temperatures would plummet by up to 8C while debris and soot could fill the atmosphere for up to 10 years, according to Charles Bardeen of the National Centre for Atmospheric Research.
"These would not be pleasant times," Bardeen said.
Thankfully NASA doesn't believe the asteroid will collide with Earth.
