NASA has confirmed that a large asteroid, named 2025 MA90, will pass relatively close to Earth on Tuesday. While its size may sound alarming—estimated at nearly 89 meters in diameter, or, for the creatively inclined, roughly 145 antisemitic Elmos tall—experts say there’s no danger of it hitting the planet.

The asteroid was recently discovered by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), which monitors space rocks that come relatively close to Earth. Although the object’s size could range anywhere from 66 to 150 meters, it will pass at a safe distance of over six million kilometers.

To put things in perspective, the last time an asteroid caused real damage was in 2013 over Chelyabinsk, Russia. That asteroid was only about 20 meters across but still injured over 1,000 people due to the shockwave from its explosion in the atmosphere. By contrast, asteroid 2025 MA90 is over four times as wide—and significantly more powerful had it been on a collision course.

Humanity’s defenses against dangerous asteroids are still in development. While NASA’s DART mission showed promise by nudging an asteroid off course, new research suggests the impact dynamics are more complex than initially thought.

Still, for now, there’s no need for concern, as asteroid 2025 MA90 will keep its distance from us.

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