Massive asteroid could smash into Earth destroying cities and sparking huge tsunamis next month

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jan 2017, 12:51 BST
Updated 30th Jan 2017, 13:56 BST
A huge asteroid is heading towards Earth.A huge asteroid is heading towards Earth.
A huge asteroid is heading towards Earth.
A huge asteroid could smash into Earth in days, destroying cities and unleashing global mega tsunamis, an astronomer has claimed.

The object, known as 2016 WF9, is hurtling towards Earth and is being tracked by NASA.

NASA says the object, which could be a comet or an asteroid, will safely pass Earth at a distance of nearly 32 million miles on February 25.

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But Russian astronomer Dr Dyomin Damir Zakharovich has said the space agency is wrong.