Asteroid 2024 OR1, a 110-foot space rock traveling at 30,381 km/h, is set to pass close to Earth on August 6, 2024. Part of the Apollo group, it was detected by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. Despite its close approach, it poses no collision threat. The event underscores the importance of continuous monitoring and planetary defense efforts, highlighting NASA’s role in tracking and studying near-Earth objects to safeguard our planet.