<\/p>\n 2025 QD8 has an estimated diameter ranging between 55 and 124 feet (17 and 38 meters) and will pose no risk to the Earth<\/a> or moon when it makes its close approach later this week, while travelling at a blistering speed of over 28,000 miles per hour (45,000 kmph) relative to our planet.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n The Virtual Telescope Project is set to host a free YouTube stream<\/a> covering the flyby starting at 7 p.m. ET (23:00 GMT) on Sept. 3, which will feature live views of the asteroid captured by the organization’s suite of robotic telescopes in Manciano, Italy.<\/p>\n \n An image of asteroid 2025 QD8 as captured by The Virtual Telescope Project. (Image credit: Image by Gianluca Masi, The Virtual Telescope Project)<\/p>\n On Aug. 30, the Virtual Telescope Project<\/a> succeeded in capturing an image of the asteroid from a distance of roughly 2.4 million miles (3.9 million km) as it sped towards our planet using a 17-inch telescope that has been lovingly nicknamed “Elena.” The 300-second exposure shows the wandering solar system<\/a> body as a minute dot, barely distinguishable among the stellar giants populating the distant starfield beyond.<\/p>\n NASA and its partners have discovered tens of thousands of asteroids with trajectories that bring them close to Earth’s orbit, which include thousands of potentially hazardous objects that could one day collide with our planet.<\/p>\n![\"White](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NDsJDKPqphqtCQMzhCDZ3n.jpg\")
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