A gaint asteroid is set to pass the eath and moon later this year, in what is relative close shave for the planet.
The giant space rock named YU55 will hurtle past at approximately 200,000 miles away which is closer than the average orbit of the moon, standing at 239,000 miles.
Nasa spokesman said :" On November 8 , YU55 will fly past Earth.
This asteroid is 400 metres wide ? The largest space rock we have identified (that)will come this close until 2028."
Due to the size and proximity of the asteroid , sciencist will be holding their breath with excitement come november.