Named (887) Alinda, the near-Earth asteroid measures an estimated 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) wide and is the size of a mountain.

NASA ’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory estimates Alinda to be roughly 2.6 miles wide, comparable in width to Manhattan. On 8 January, it came within 7.6 million miles of Earth, roughly 32 times the ...

For the next nine days, amateur stargazers can also use binoculars to catch a glimpse of Alinda. The best type for stargazing is 10×50 optics, he noted. For New York, the best time to look on ...

NASA ’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory estimates Alinda to be roughly 2.6 miles wide, comparable in width to Manhattan. On 8 January, it came within 7.6 million miles of Earth, roughly 32 times the ...

A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its spectacle isn’t over yet. The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak ...