Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the Earth — and there’s a chance you can see it for yourself.

Alinda has no chance of colliding with Earth – but what wouldhappen if it did? (Picture: Eyes on Asteroids/NASA / SWNS) Today, an asteroid larger ... has zero chance of hitting the blue marble ...

The massive asteroid (887) "Alinda" has made its closest approach to Earth in decades and is set to reach peak brightness in a rare and once-in-a-decade event. The event can be observed this ...

A mountain-sized asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in a "once in a decade" event. The massive space rock zoomed past Earth earlier this month, but it is not out of view just yet and ...

They will safely pass through space without hitting Earth, even though they are close. Asteroid 2024 YW9, about the size of a house, and 2024 PT5, the size of a bus, will pass at distances of over ...

However, the asteroid is not considered hazardous. While it is classified as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its proximity to our orbit, Alinda is not on a collision course with our planet.

Scientists were today warning of a possible asteroid collision with the Earth. An asteroid around two-thirds of a mile wide (1.2km) could hit the earth on March 21, 2014 and has been classified as ...

An asteroid bigger than Manhattan is heading towards the Earth and is large enough to be seen without the naked eye. The space rock - named (887) Alinda - has an estimated diameter of 4.2km ...

It is an opportunity that we should take advantage of, as the asteroid Alinda will not be comparatively close to Earth again until 2087. However, if you miss the opportunity to see the asteroid ...