In late July, a potentially deadly asteroid, which would have caused massive devastation had it collided with the planet, came within 65,000 km of Earth's surface, with the European Space Agency (ESA) later admitting the object had "previously been observed but wasn't recognised as a near-Earth asteroid. A kilometre-wide asteroid is hurtling towards Earth, scheduled to fly past our planet just in time for Halloween. NASA diagrams show how nail-bitingly close the fly-by of this asteroid, actually classed as a minor planet, is set to be. Dubbed 1998 HL1, the space rock has been categorised as a moderate threat and luckily this year its closest approach will be 150,000,000 miles away on 25 October. In a statement, the NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) said: "A 3,248-feet giant asteroid is currently traveling at a speed of 25,000 miles per hour. Asteroid 1998 HL1 is expected to approach Earth on October 25 at 1:21 pm EDT. During its flyby, the asteroid will be about 0