NASA said a “potentially hazardous asteroid” is on a “close approach” near Earth, but the space agency said there is nothing to be afraid of as the asteroid is heading past the planet at approximately 3 million miles away, Fox News reported.
Known as asteroid 2016 NF23, the object is between 230 and 525 feet in diameter, according to NASA. It will fly past Earth on Aug. 29, with a speed of more than 9 kilometers per second, or around 20,000 miles per hour.
