American space agency Nasa has said that an asteroid named '2008 GO20' is headed towards the Earth at 18,000 miles an hour, but there is nothing to worry. The asteroid will go pass Earth on July 24, according to Nasa. Though the asteroid will be very close to Earth, it will still be 0.04 au (astronomical unit) away from Earth, according to Nasa's calculations. (Nasa)Asteroid 2008 GO20 won't come any closer than 2,605,509 miles miles, according to interactive map give by Nasa. However, it has still been classified as Near Earth Object by Nasa due to its close approach with Earth.

Source: Hindustan Times July 20, 2021 07:18 UTC