Buhl Planetarium & Observatory Tracks Path Of Asteroid Set To Pass By Earth

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An asteroid larger than the Empire State Building is going to have a close pass-by with Earth this weekend, but the experts at Pittsburgh’s Buhl Planetarium & Observatory say there is no need for worry.
The asteroid is over 2,000 feet in diameter and is going to be about two million miles away from Earth, says Buhl Planetarium producer Charissa Sedor.
NASA has labeled this asteroid as “potentially hazardous,” so we went to th