Watch a Huge Asteroid Fly by the Earth Tonight

An asteroid reportedly the size of three football fields is set to make a close brush with Earth tonight, Feb. 17.

Unlike the “space rock” that hit Russia causing substantial damage and injuring more than 1000 people at the end of last year, the Near-Earth asteroid 2000 EM26 doesn’t pose a threat to our planet.

You can watch the Slooh Space Camera online as it tracks the asteroid's flight passed Earth starting at 8 p.m. CST.