Killer Asteroid hitting Earth in 2022. In August, Asteroid 2020 QL2 flear less than 2,000 miles from Earth. This isnât the first time our planet has faced a near miss from an asteroid in recent years. Asteroid 2020 QL2 is set to pass Earth on September 14 (Credits: Getty Images) Next week Earth is set to have yet another close encounter with a âpotentially hazardousâ asteroid. (Photo: Pixabay) An Asteroid Twice the Size of the Great Pyramid of Giza is Set to Hit Earth's Atmosphere Next Week It is up to one mile wide and will pass by at a distance of around 1.2 million miles. And new images of the asteroid make it appear as though it's wearing a face mask. This particular asteroid was discovered by NASA in 1998. Apophis is about the size of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. On April 29, an asteroid estimated to be 1.2 miles wide will fly by Earth, but it's not on a destructive path. Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 08:51 am EDT. Asteroid 2020 QL2 has an estimated size of be⦠Asteroid 99942 Apophis could hit earth in 2029, but its more likely that a near miss will happen. Lindley Johnson, NASAâs planetary defence officer said in a statement on its official website, âThe first step to stopping a killer asteroid is finding it. Scientists estimate that there is a 1 in 40 that this large asteroid will impact earth. The huge asteroid is set to cross the Earth's atmosphere next week Credit: Getty Images - Getty It has been called a Near-Earth Object by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) meaning it is 1.3 astronomical unit (AU) from the Sun. The asteroid is set to hit the planet's atmosphere next week, September 6. An asteroid that is reportedly half the size of Mount Everest will fly by Earth next week. Hayabusa2 is about to swing past Earth next week, dropping of samples of asteroid Ryugu over Australia. A HUGE asteroid is set to make a close approach to Earth next week. Akash Singh. 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