Asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will whiz past Earth in March

Big asteroid the size of Washington Monument to zoom past Earth today

At the time of close approach, the asteroid will be travelling at around 30,000 miles per hour.

Asteroid bigger than Statue of Liberty set for Earth flyby, but BIG ONE of 2021 to come in March, NASA warns

NASA is warning of a slew of asteroids headed Earth’s way in the coming days and weeks, some coming between us and the moon, with others measuring roughly the same size as the Golden Gate Bridge.On February 10 alone, at least four Near Earth Objects (NEOs) are due to buzz the Earth.The nine-meter asteroid 2021 CX has already passed the planet at a safe distance of 1.9 million kilometers.Space rocks including the Statue of Liberty-sized, 119-mete…

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Final Flyby of Asteroid Bennu Before 2 Year Journey Back to Earth

On April 7, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will give asteroid Bennu one last glance before saying farewell. Before departing for Earth on May 10, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will perform a final flyby of Bennu – capturing its last images of sample collection site Nightingale to look for transformations on

Asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will whiz past Earth in March

An asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will get close enough to Earth to be classified as "potentially hazardous." What's the risk?