Space Rock larger than the Golden Gate Bridge is about to collide with Earth’s orbit

An asteroid larger than the Golden Gate Bridge will collide with Earth’s orbit on Saturday, November 14, according to reports. The huge space rock that is being observed by NASA astronomers is on track to whiz past the Earth at a speed of approximately 18,000 miles per hour.

It is estimated that the space rock will pass tomorrow at 8:45 Eastern Standard Time, which is 14:45 in the UK, and can be seen from Earth. The space research organization dubbed the 2020 ST1 space rock and is classified as an Apollo asteroid, which is a space rock that makes contact with Earth’s orbit as it passes.

Space Rock will collide with Earth’s orbit

Despite the asteroid’s trajectory, it is not likely to cause any problems for life on Earth. The space research organization may identify SR1 as a near-Earth object, but in reality any comet or asteroid is classified as NEO if it falls within 1.3 astronomical units.

Asteroid ST1 falls into the category as it is 0.04889 astronomical units from the blue planet, which is similar to a staggering 4,543,254 Earth miles. NASA has predicted that the rock is anywhere between 110 and 240m, which is similar to anywhere between 360 and 787 feet. To put that into perspective, space rock has the potential to be bigger than the Golden Gate Bridge located in San Francisco, United States.

The landmark is 227m above the surface of San Francisco Bay and is a 1.7-mile strait that connects the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. Upon completion in 1937, the suspension of the bridge was appreciated by many. Astronomers are currently monitoring some 2,000 asteroids, comets and other objects that have the potential to affect our planet, some of which are as large as asteroid ST1.