The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

She has been working in journalism for seven years. Getty An asteroid the size of a football stadium whizzed past Earth on Friday, and it will be back in less than a decade. The massive space rock ...

The asteroid, measuring 165 meters in width—twice the size of the Taj Mahal—is heading toward Earth at a high speed of 77,282 km/hour. Although the asteroid will pass Earth from a safe ...

What size is it?" astronomer Nick Moskovitz said. Moskovitz says he's become an "asteroid detective," working to protect Earth from a possible disaster. "Find them before they find you.

"Within a week or two because of the size of the object and its potential to impact the Earth, it started to get our attention and we upped the tasking of it and let the asteroid trackers and ...

NASA is tracking a bus-sized asteroid that will be zooming past the Earth today at a speed of nearly 28,028 miles per hour.