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According to NASA, an asteroid the size of an airplane is expected to cross Earth next week. NASA specialists are eager to explain that the event will be \u201cmore routine than remarkable,\u201d despite the fact that word of the massive rock\u2019s approach has been making headlines.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The asteroid, officially designated 2025 OW, is said to be 220 feet in size<\/a>. It will pass Earth on Monday, July 28 with 390,000 miles remaining, according to NASA\u2019s plan<\/a>. NASA\u2019s online visualization of the massive space rock is available for viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is almost 1.6 times the typical distance to the moon, according to NASA. The moon and Earth are typically separated by roughly 239,000 miles (385,000 kilometers). Although it may seem extremely fast, the 2025 OW is traveling at 46,908 miles per hour, which is quite normal and shouldn\u2019t cause any concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking to ABC News, NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory media relations specialist Ian O\u2019Neill said: \u201cThis is very routine. If there was a threat, you would hear from us. We would always put out alerts on our planetary defence blog.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Davide Farnocchia, a fellow NASA specialist in the space center\u2019s Near-Earth Object Studies division, the incoming asteroid is \u2018simply another day at the office\u2019. He stated,\u00a0\u201cClose approaches happen all the time, it\u2019s just part of the fabric of the solar system.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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