Stadium-size asteroid captured by Virtual Telecope Project ahead of closest approach to Earth

Asteroid 2008 OS7 was captured by Gianluca Masi from Virtual Telescope Project on Jan. 31, 2024. It's closest approach to Earth was about 1.77 million miles (2.85 million kilometers) away. The space rock is rought 90 feet (271 meters) wide. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Gianluca Masi / Virtual Telescope Project | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)