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‘Christmas Eve Asteroid’ To Skim Past Earth On This Date, NASA Confirms

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‘Christmas Eve Asteroid’ To Skim Past Earth On This Date, NASA Confirms

Huge space rock 2024 XN1, which is also dubbed as the ‘Christmas Eve asteroid’ and is the size of an aeroplane, will skim past Earth at 14,743 mph on 24 December, NASA Asteroid Watch dashboard has confirmed. The asteroid will make its closest approach at 02:56 am GMT on December 24. Measuring between 95 to…

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Earth To Get A Mini-Moon For 2 Months? All You Need To Know

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Earth To Get A Mini-Moon For 2 Months? All You Need To Know

The RNAAS report says that Earth has a tendency to pull asteroids into its orbit. (Representational) Earth’s moon will soon have a temporary junior companion, an apparent mini moon revolving around our planet for about two months. In a rare event, an asteroid will be captured by Earth’s gravity and will orbit the earth from…

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