NASA Warns of Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Next Week

Daily Galaxy ^ | July 23, 2025 | Jessica Bennett

[bitt]

RUN!!!!!

[Sawdring]

3I/2023 (ATLAS) is coming and it looks like it will fly between Mars and Earth with an estimated diameter of 20 kilometers.

[Organic Panic]

Women, children, BIPOC, minorities, , underserved communities, lgbtqwtf hardest hit.

[Verginius Rufus]

“Plane” sized is better than “planet” sized, but this object will pass further away than the moon, and no one is worrying that the moon is about to crash into the earth.

[GreenHornet]

On July 28, a plane-sized asteroid, named 2025 OW, is scheduled to pass Earth at a distance of 393,000 miles.

When they spot one that's going to pass within 75 feet of the Earth, then I'll be concerned.

[piasa]

Oh, thank goodness! So relieved that NASA can alert us in time to go buy beer and chips before we get smashed.

[Rio]

Gotta be BOEING sized.

[Disambiguator]

‘fo’ = for. Gosh darn fingers…

Fo shizzle. (whatever that means.)

[linMcHlp]

Despite the excitement surrounding this event, NASA is confident that the asteroid [Apophis, 1,115 ft long, passing earth at a distance of 23,612 miles] poses no threat to Earth.

[DeplorableTrumpSupporter]

Plane sized...

A paper airplane, Learjet or 747 sized? It might land at Kennedy International Airport...😀

These journalists...

[SunkenCiv]

Should named "Whew". ;^)

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[Crusher138]

So instead, in 4 years, we have a much bigger asteroid coming much closer, named after this clown...

Apophis (also known as Apep) is the Great Serpent, enemy of the sun god Ra, in ancient Egyptian religion. The sun was Ra’s great barge which sailed through the sky from dawn to dusk and then descended into the underworld. As it sailed through the darkness, it was attacked by Apophis who sought to kill Ra and prevent sunrise.

Nothing to see here, move along, move along...

[SunkenCiv]

The Apophis keywords, sorted:

• Scientists Are Getting Closer to Finding Evidence of the Fifth Force [06/14/2025]
• Bush official claims US built secret $21T underground 'city' for rich and powerful to live if 'near-extinction event' happens [05/05/2025]
• NASA's asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth's defense [02/27/2025]
• The Truth About Apophis [11/25/2024]
• 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis could still hit Earth in 2029, study hints -- but we won't know for 3 more years [09/12/2024]
• Zero chance of potential city-killer asteroid 'Apophis' smashing into Earth in 2029, new study confirms [03/08/2024]
• NASA launches spacecraft to intercept asteroid known as "God of Chaos" as it passes uncomfortably close to Earth [12/27/2023]
• NASA and HAARP conclude asteroid experiment [01/01/2023]
• Planetary Defense Exercise Uses Apophis as Hazardous Asteroid Stand-In [06/01/2022]
• Apophis: What you should know about the asteroid skimming by Earth in 2029 [10/12/2021]
• Scientists prepare for their last good look at asteroid Apophis before 2029 flyby [02/12/2021]
• Asteroid Apophis Could Still Hit Earth in 2068, New Measurements Suggest [10/28/2020]
• This asteroid has a 1 in 40 chance of hitting earth in 2029, it could also hit in 2036. [03/14/2020]
• Large asteroid will sweep by earth in 2029, almost colliding [02/09/2020]
• Despite Elon Musk's...tweet about an asteroid hitting Earth, NASA says there is no known threat [08/20/2019]
• On International Asteroid Day, here's what to know about the threat to Earth [06/30/2019]
• God of Chaos Asteroid Apophis is Headed for Earth -- and NASA is Excited [04/30/2019]
• Impact of asteroid that will approach Earth in 2029 'CANNOT be ruled out' [but pretty much no] [07/06/2018]
• Asteroid that could've obliterated NYC skimmed past Earth -- and NASA didn't notice [12/08/2017]
• Russian scientists plan to upgrade their nuclear missiles so they can shoot down meteorites... [02/14/2016]
• Asteroid Apophis Just Got Supersized [02/09/2014]
• Apophis asteroid: Large space rock flies past Earth [01/09/2013]
• Using a solar sail to deflect an earth-destroying asteroid [08/17/2011]
• Fact following fiction? Scientists plan mission to blow up an asteroid 'hurtling towards Earth' [08/17/2011]
• Doomsday Determined? Asteroid Apophis Could Strike Earth in 2036 [02/10/2011]
• Will Apophis Hit Earth in 2036? NASA Rejects Russian Report [02/07/2011]
• Cosmo-nuts vs. the asteroid: The Russians are planning a space mission to save Earth [01/04/2010]
• Nasa 'short of money to watch asteroids heading to Earth' [08/12/2009]
• Incoming Asteroid Under Close Watch (in 2029) [04/13/2009]
• Scientists tasked with finding, deflecting 'killer asteroid' [12/18/2008]
• Killer asteroid predictions 'off by millions of miles' [07/15/2008]
• German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA's asteroid figures: paper [04/16/2008]
• German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA's asteroid figures: paper [04/15/2008]
• Asteroid Threat Demands Response, Experts Warn [02/17/2007]
• Astronaut Seeks Craft to Bump Asteroids [01/23/2007]
• The Asteroid Threat is Out There [01/10/2007]
• Risk Of Asteroid Smashing Into Earth Reduced (Apophis) [05/22/2006]
• Action urged to deal with asteroid likely to hit Earth (Please read and respond to my comment) [12/09/2005]
• Apophis and Us (NY Times Editorial staff forgets to take Trazodone) [08/03/2005]
• Asteroid With Chance of Hitting Earth in 2029 Now Being Watched 'Very Carefully' (1 in 43 odds) [12/26/2004]
• Scientist: Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2029 [12/23/2004]

[Vaduz]

Wonder if they can steer it to Iran ?.