That's about the size of a building, and one of the asteroids passing Earth Thursday exceeds that size threshold. The asteroid, named 2002 NV16 after the year it was discovered, measures about 177 ...
The ATLAS survey, a four-telescope system tasked with tracking near-Earth objects, first observed the asteroid in images captured on ... the need for continued investment in early detection ...
The US space agency says the 580-feet building-sized asteroid 363305 (2002 NV16) will pose no risk to Earth, although it is classified as "potentially hazardous" ...