A skyscraper-sized asteroid will speed safely past Earth on August 31, 2025.
This asteroid, about 111.5 meters (365.8 feet) wide, is similar in height to the Empire State Building.
There is no collision risk associated with this asteroid during its August 31, 2025 approach.
An impact by an asteroid of this size could destroy an entire metropolitan area and cause secondary effects like fires.
The asteroid 2019 OK, about 130 meters wide, passed surprisingly close in 2019 — a reminder of the importance of surveillance.
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.
NASA and international partners continue to expand detection efforts for large near-Earth objects.