NASA will deploy cutting-edge technology to better understand the inner workings of 2024 XN1 during its near-Earth passage.

"In 1969, we landed humans on the moon; on Christmas Eve in 2024, we are going to embrace a star," Nour Raouafi, project ...

While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest ...

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 ...

Near-Earth objects are asteroids and comets with orbits that bring them to within 120 million miles of the Sun.

A 10-story building-sized asteroid, 2024 XN1, will safely pass Earth on Christmas Eve at a distance of 4.48 million miles.

NASA has announced that an asteroid, comparable in size to a 10-story building, will make a close approach to Earth on ...

Nasa has issued an update on a huge asteroid which will pass Earth on Christmas Eve. On the night when Father Christmas will ...

As people prepare for Christmas Eve celebrations, the skies are preparing for their own dramatic spectacle. Tonight, a ...

NASA confirms asteroid 2024 XN1 will safely pass Earth on Christmas Eve at 4.4 million miles, travelling at 14,743 mph.