Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:21am on 24 Dec 2024,Tuesday Science
Asteroid 2024 XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at 14,743 mph on December 24. The asteroid, which is roughly the size of an airplane, will make its closest approach at 02:56 am GMT. Measuring between 95 to 230 feet, it carries a destructive potential equivalent to 12 million tonnes of TNT. Despite being classified as a "near miss," the asteroid poses no collision risk, passing 4.48 million miles away from Earth. Discovered on December 12, it is being monitored by NASA and the European Space Agency, emphasizing the importance of tracking near-Earth objects.
