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 ...

When the asteroid, dubbed 2017 VR12, passes, it will be more than 900,000 miles away — roughly 3.8 times the distance between the Earth to the moon. ...

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

NASA’s Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii first spotted 2017 VR12 back in November 2017. The space agency estimates it could be anywhere from 650 to 1476 feet in diameter, which is pretty sizable.

Queen-sized space rock is 250 metres wide and would do some serious damage if it hit us ...

2017 VR12: Asteroid That Could Be Bigger Than Empire State Building Is About to Pass by Earth Published Mar 02, 2018 at 7:14 AM EST Updated Mar 02, 2018 at 4:24 PM EST ...