NASA has identified a massive asteroid, 2024 XN1, that will safely pass Earth on Christmas Eve at a speed of 14,743 mph. Measuring up to 70 meters in diameter, it will remain 4.48 million miles away—18 times the distance between Earth and the Moon.
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Experts confirm no risk of collision, but the asteroid highlights the importance of monitoring near-Earth objects. Its next close approach won’t occur until January 2032.
