Should You Worry About the 2025 OW Asteroid? NASA Answers

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A 220-foot asteroid named 2025 OW is speeding toward Earth at an incredible 46,908 mph — but is it dangerous? In this video, we break down NASA’s latest update on this massive space rock set to make a close flyby on Monday, July 28. It’s bigger than the Statue of Liberty and flying closer than other asteroids this week, but scientists say there’s no need to worry. Find out why NASA isn’t sounding the alarm and what makes an asteroid actually threatening. WooGlobe Ref : WGA745285 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00An asteroid the size of a plane is hurtling toward Earth at over 46,000 miles per hour.

00:05But don't panic. NASA says we're totally safe.

00:09The asteroid, named 2025OW, will pass by on Monday, July 28th.

00:14At just 393,000 miles away, it's zooming by closer than several others on NASA's radar this week.

00:21It's even larger than the Statue of Liberty and way faster than a speeding bullet.

00:26Still sounds scary, right?

00:28Well, according to NASA, this is totally normal.

00:31Asteroids pass near Earth all the time.

00:33This one's flying by at about 1.6 times the distance to the moon.

00:37No threat at all.

00:38NASA experts say they know exactly where it's going.

00:41Not just today, but for the next 100 years.

00:44If it were dangerous, they'd be sounding the alarm.

00:47But they're not.

00:48Because there's nothing to fear.

00:50The real worry?

00:51Asteroids over 3,000 feet wide.

00:53Those are rare and only hit Earth every 700,000 years.

00:58So unless the universe is early, we're good.

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