Three large asteroids will pass by close to Earth on Saturday

Three giant asteroids will pass by the Earth on Saturday, according to astronomers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The asteroids will zip past the planet within hours of each other, with the nearest extraterrestrial visitor approaching at a distance that is closer than the moon. At around 9:03 a.m. EST on Saturday, the first asteroid known as 2018 VS1 will fly by at a distance of 861,700 miles from the Earth. VS1 measures between 42 and 92 feet, and will be traveling at a speed …