Newsweek

2017 VR12: Asteroid That Could Be Bigger Than Empire State Building Is About to Pass by Earth

An asteroid up to 1600ft in diameter is set to fly by Earth in the early hours of March 7. Named "2017 VR12", NASA has called the object "potentially hazardous." But don't worry—the space rock shouldn ...
Newsweek

2017 VR12: Asteroid Could Be Bigger Than the Empire State Building—Here’s How to See It

Asteroid 2017 VR12 is due to pass within just 900,000 miles of Earth in the early hours of March 7. According to NASA, the space rock could outstretch the Empire State Building, being somewhere ...
Space.com

This Stadium-Size Asteroid Just Zipped Safely by Earth (Video)

An asteroid the size of a sports stadium zoomed close by Earth Wednesday (March 7), and eagle-eyed stargazers captured the whole thing on camera. The asteroid won't be back again until 2026, according ...
CNET

Asteroid the size of a skyscraper seen zipping by Earth

Asteroid 2017 VR12 may be considered "potentially hazardous," but it never really posed a threat. Mostly it just posed for astronomers and telescopes. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011.