A colossal asteroid known as '2023 HT4' is on a direct collision course with Earth's orbit.
The flying rock is set strike at approximately 11.20am on Friday.
According to NASA's Near Earth Objects (NEO) list, this massive celestial rock boasts an astonishing diameter of 130 meters.
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We have calculated this as roughly the same as 74 Conor McGregor's standing one on top of the other.
The Dublin mixed martial artist and former UFC champion measures 1.75 metres.
Though this mammoth space rock approaches perilously close to our planet, NASA scientists have yet to confirm the extent of potential damage, Daily Star reports.
Notably, the giant asteroid travels at a slower velocity compared to most objects on the NEO list, advancing at a modest speed of 8.93 km/s—significantly slower than the average of approximately 15 km/s.
First detected on March 31, 2015, when it was moving at twice its current velocity, this cosmic menace will not revisit our orbit for approximately eight years, resurfacing on July 13, 2031, at a staggering speed of 19.44 km/s.
Unusually for NASA, no further trips have been listed, so it appears as that the speed at which it will return for its apparent final voyage will be so great that it will end up leaving our orbit for good.
In the event of an unforeseen course alteration that poses a threat to Earth, NASA has developed an asteroid destroying system following successful tests conducted at the end of 2022.
The scientists will fire a rocket at the oncoming destroyer, pushing it off course and hopefully save Earth in the process.
Called DART, the system was tested in October, and successfully managed to remove a harmless asteroid onto a different trajectory.
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