NASA has tweeted through its Asteroid Watch account that the two mile-wide asteroid 86666, also known as 2000 FL 10, is expected to fly past Earth on October 10th at a distance of more than 15 million miles away so it ‘poses zero threat’ to the planet.

A large asteroid about two miles wide is projected to fly by Earth on October 10th, but officials at NASA are confident that there is no chance for a collision. 

Asteroid Watch, one of the agency’s official Twitter feeds, posted a message stating that asteroid 86666, also known as 2000 FL 10, is expected to safely pass by at a distance of more than 15 million miles away and “poses zero threat.” 


The event will offer an opportunity for study, since it will likely be one