Asteroid as large as Empire State Building to zoom past Earth, NASA says - CBS News

NASA is monitoring an asteroid that may be as large as the Empire State Building, expected to pass Earth on Saturday, June 6.

The asteroid may seem daunting, but it will pass Earth at a safe distance, a representative for JPL told CBS News.

Information about the asteroid is listed on NASA's Center for Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) website, which monitors close approaches to Earth.

Several other objects are expected to fly through space near Earth this week, according to the data.

The widget keeps track of any Earth approaches within 4.6 million miles of the planet.

The tool also uses common Earth objects to compare asteroids' sizes.