A bus-sized asteroid made a close, safe pass by Earth on August 06, 2025.
At 14.5 meters (47.6 feet) wide, this asteroid is comparable to a large city bus or a small house.
NASA confirmed there was no risk of impact from this asteroid on August 06, 2025.
If it entered the atmosphere, it could create an airburst capable of causing local damage, much like the Chelyabinsk event.
The Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013 was about 17 meters wide and injured over 1,000 people when its shockwave shattered windows.
Apophis will pass extremely close in 2029.
Near-Earth asteroids are remnants from the solar system's formation, and NASA tracks over 35,000 of them.
Although dramatic, events involving objects of this size are very rare and extensively monitored.