Asteroid 2020 ND Passing Earth Today Live News Update: NASA also stated that even if asteroids are classified as PHAs it will not necessarily impact the Earth. “It only means there is a possibility for such a threat. By monitoring these PHAs and updating their orbits as new observations become available, we can better predict the close-approach statistics and thus their Earth-impact threat,” NASA said in the statement. It is said that the asteroid is travelling at a high speed of 48,000 kilometres per hour. NASA also said explaining the asteroid in a statement that the distance from the Earth categories this asteroid as “potentially dangerous”.

NASA also stated that even if asteroids are classified as PHAs it will not necessarily impact the Earth. “It only means there is a possibility for such a threat. By monitoring these PHAs and updating their orbits as new observations become available, we can better predict the close-approach statistics and thus their Earth-impact threat,” NASA said in the statement.