Asteroid 2025 OW, measuring approximately 210 feet, is set to pass within 393,000 miles of Earth on July 28. This asteroid is the largest among five that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has tracked for close encounters within a week. While it poses no risk at this distance, its size means it could cause minor damage if it entered the atmosphere. Traveling at about 47,000 miles per hour, 2025 OW is not classified as a planet-killer, as this size typically disintegrates due to atmospheric friction before reaching the surface.
NASA has announced that asteroid 2025 OW is expected to pass within 393,000 miles of Earth on Monday, July 28, 2025.
2025 OW is the largest of this ominous group and will also come much closer to striking the planet on Monday.
While NASA has said that 2025 OW poses no risk at this time, they noted asteroids of this size could cause minor structural damage or shatter windows.
The small to medium-sized asteroid generally explodes in the atmosphere and doesn't reach the Earth's surface due to the intense frictional heating.
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