Asteroid 2024 XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT.

An asteroid named 2024 XN1, roughly the size of a 10-story building, is set to make a close approach to Earth on Christmas Eve. Traveling at an incredible speed of 14,743 miles per hour (23,726.5 ...

Asteroid 2024 XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT. With a size of 120 feet and a close ...

Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 XN1 as it approaches Earth on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024. Despite its close proximity, experts assure there’s no need for worry, and holiday ...

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Christmas Eve asteroid the size of a 10-floor building makes ‘close approach’ to Earth tonight By . Ben Cost. Published Dec. 23, 2024, 9:37 a.m. ET.

The asteroid will reach its nearest point to Earth at 02.56 am GMT during the early hours of Christmas Eve. READ MORE: 'I'm a TV writer and these are my Christmas film top picks and where to watch ...

NASA warns massive Christmas Eve asteroid set to zoom past Earth tonight - how to see it Near-Earth objects are asteroids and comets with orbits that bring them to within 120 million miles of the Sun.

However, the Christmas Eve asteroid will make its closest pass in December of 2106 when it will skim past Earth at a distance of just 2.11 million miles (3.4 million km).

NASA has stated that XN1, a fast-moving asteroid, will pass very close to Earth. With a size comparable to a commercial jet (120 feet or 37 meters), the asteroid will fly at 8.27AM IST on December ...

Christmas eve asteroid: Surprise sky visitor to skim past Earth, NASA alerts. The space rock, 2024 XN1, is roughly the size of a 10-storey building, with a diameter of 29-70 metres.