Terrible, is the world coming to an end? NASA shocks with the prediction: An asteroid the size of "Big Ben" will pass by...

His nickname is the "city killer" and his size is the size of London's iconic clock "Big Ben". The asteroid, named "2023 DZ2", will pass today at a distance of 173 kilometers from Earth, twice as close as the Moon.

The asteroid, which was discovered a month ago, will pass within the next few hours at a distance of 515 thousand kilometers from the Moon. A few hours later it will pass by the Earth at a speed of about 28 thousand kilometers per hour.

It is estimated that its size is as big as the clock that adorns the British capital "Big Ben". It is also three times larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that hit Russia in 2013.

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 is the focus of the US space agency's attention for the following reason: Although it is common for asteroids to pass by Earth, NASA said that it is unusual for such a large (asteroid) to come close to our planet.

"Something like this only happens once every 10 years," according to NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office.

The US space agency states that the International Asteroid Warning Network will have the opportunity to analyze data from the approach of "2023 DZ2" to improve the planetary defense program so that it can face a possible threat in the future.