Is a giant asteroid headed towards Earth? All you need to know - The Indian Express

On July 25 around 3 am (IST), a large asteroid is expected to safely fly past our planet.

The latest visit by 2008 GO20 was on June 20, 2008, and it is expected to fly past again on July 25, 2034?

Is 2008 GO20 a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA).

According to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, on July 21, six NEOs are expected to fly past Earth at a distance less than 0.05 au.

After 2008 GO20’s visit on July 24, NEOs named 2021 OF, 2020 BW12 and 2019 YM6 are expected to fly near Earth on July 26, July 27 and July 31 respectively.