For a size comparison, the diameter of these two asteroids is roughly the same as the base of the Pyramid of Menkaure—the smallest of the three main Pyramids in the Giza complex.

An asteroid with a diameter almost the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza will whip past Earth on November 19, the night of November's full moon. The asteroid 2021 VR will have a diameter as ...

Moses, indeed. The size alone conjures up biblical images of Egypt, which is exactly what Pyramids Unlimited wants. A second pyramid will be smaller, but still 171 feet high.

An asteroid about as long as the Great Pyramid of Giza is tall made a "close" approach with Earth on Sunday (July 25), according to NASA calculations.