A huge asteroid flew very close to Earth last week. How did we miss it?

Astronomers Spot an Asteroid Just Before it Zips Between Earth and Moon

An unexpected asteroid named 2019 OK just flew between Earth and the moon, hammering home the need for continued improvements in both finding and tracking potentially hazardous asteroids. (Credit: ...

Asteroid size of Empire State Building set to fly by Earth next week

A "potentially hazardous" asteroid that is as large as the Empire State Building will zoom past Earth next week on Aug. 10. But it's not anything to worry about, according to experts.

Enormous asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building is set to narrowly Earth later this month

A fly-over qualifies as a crisis averted since the asteroid measures a whopping 1,870 feet in diameter which is more than 400 feet bigger than the Empire State Building is tall.

Enormous Asteroid Is Expected to Zoom By Earth on Aug. 10

An enormous asteroid larger than the Empire State Building is expected to safely cruise by Earth on Aug. 10. (Photo Credit: urikyo33 / Pixabay) A massive ...

Asteroid zoomed 'near' Earth late Wednesday, astronomers say

According NASA, the asteroid was an estimated 187 to 427 feet wide and came within about 45,000 miles of Earth.       

How Did We Miss This Week's Shockingly Close Asteroid Flyby?

This week, an asteroid flew by the Earth, coming as close as 44342 miles away. No, you shouldn’t worry about this specific asteroid (anymore, at least), but you might wonder how we missed ...

A City Killer Asteroid Just Missed Earth And Not Many Noticed

Global warming, nuclear warfare, and a new plague are potential ways that the human race can come to an end, to name just a few. Or an asteroid could barrel into our home planet and leave in ...

Asteroid bigger than the Statue of Liberty whizzed by this week, scientists 'barely noticed in time'

Scientists with the Brazilian SONEAR survey detected the object, dubbed 2019 OK, on Wednesday and announced its discovery just hours ahead of the close approach.

A Jumbo-Jet-Size Asteroid Just Zipped Safely by Earth

This massive asteroid was 222,160 miles (357,500 kilometers) from Earth.

Surprise asteroid whizzed by Earth today, and we didn't even blink - CNET

A little warning would have been nice.

A large asteroid just zipped between Earth and the Moon

Astronomers missed the asteroid until it was nearly on top of them, but the space rock has already passed harmlessly by.