Residents of this futuristic skyscraper will even get an extra 45 minutes of sunlight

A SKYSCRAPER suspended from an asteroid in orbit over Dubai has been planned by a New York architecture firm.

The proposed Analemma Tower, stretching 32,000 meters and anchored by resilient space cables, would feature homes, offices and even gardens.

The tower is envisioned to float in the sky, orbit the globe in a figure-8 pattern and return to the same spot every 24 hours.

It promises to be self-sustaining: powered by space-based solar panels and sustained by air moisture and rainwater which would be filtered and recycled in a semi-closed loop system.

The tower's elevation height of 32,000 metres would mean that residents would get an additional 45 minutes of daylight.

The hanging tower would also be expected to reach speeds of 300mph as it moves through the sky.

An especially unique amenity proposed for the 'spacescraper' is space burials - the act of launching human remains into space.

New York-based architectural firm Cloud Architecture Office has outlined the technique that would be used to bring this project to fruition.

The firm writes on its website: "This system is referred to as the Universal Orbital Support System (UOSS) which is based on the principles of a conventional space elevator.

"By placing a large asteroid into orbit over earth, a high strength cable can be lowered towards the surface of earth from which a super tall tower can be suspended."

However, the Universal Orbital Support System (UOSS) remains a theoretical concept and has not yet been built.

The biggest obstacle is materials: while carbon nanotubes and graphene are strong enough in theory, we currently cannot produce them at the scale needed for such massive tethers.