The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to the space agency.

The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

NASA is monitoring a house-sized asteroid that will pass near Earth on August 16 at a speed of approximately 17,717 miles per ...