Football Field-Sized Asteroid Flies Past Earth: NASA

Football Field-Sized Asteroid Flies Past Earth: NASA
An artist's conception of a giant asteroid hitting early Earth. puchan/iStock
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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An asteroid that’s about the size of a football field flew past Earth on Feb. 19.

The object, called the Near Earth Object 2013 MD8, is between 126 and 282 feet in length, said NASA.

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