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Nasa on alert as airplane-sized 120-foot asteroid to approach Earth on Christmas eve

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Nasa on alert as airplane-sized 120-foot asteroid to approach Earth on Christmas eve

Asteroid (2024 XN1) to approach Earth on December 24 Multiple asteroids are set to make relatively close approaches to Earth in the coming days. The largest among the five on Nasa Asteroid watch, asteroid (2024 XN1), is about 120 feet wide i.e. around a size of an airplane.The asteroid (2024 XN1) is set to make … Read more

Two ‘potentially hazardous’ massive asteroids to fly past Earth this week

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Two ‘potentially hazardous’ massive asteroids to fly past Earth this week

Two sizable asteroids are set to fly past Earth this week, as reported by the European Space Agency, marking a unique coincidence that aligns with this year’s Asteroid Day.Despite their classification as “potentially hazardous” due to their size and trajectory, neither of these celestial bodies poses any threat to the planet.Asteroid 2024 MK, measuring between … Read more