Huge asteroid the size of a 10-story building to pass Earth on Christmas Eve NASA will deploy cutting-edge technology to better understand the inner workings of 2024 XN1 during its near-Earth passage. 12/23/2024 - 5:09 am | View Link
Christmas Eve asteroid the size of a 10-floor building makes ‘close approach’ to Earth tonight While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that come within 4.6 million miles — we’re not about to get some cosmic coal ... 12/23/2024 - 12:37 am | View Link
Unwanted danger on Christmas Eve? A massive 210-foot asteroid is coming towards Earth at scary speed tomorrow, confirms NASA Astronomers are closely tracking asteroid 2024 XN1, which is set to pass by Earth on December 24, 2024, just in time for Christmas Eve. 12/22/2024 - 8:29 pm | View Link
NASA Warns Of A Giant Asteroid Coming Scarily Close To Earth Tomorrow At 31644 KMPH NASA has tracked a giant asteroid, 2020 XY4, which is moving towards Earth tomorrow. Check out the size, speed, distance from our home planet and more. 12/17/2024 - 8:41 pm | View Link
Asteroid approaching Earth! A massive 44-foot space rock is coming at a scary speed today, confirms NASA Astronomers track asteroid 2020 XY4 as it approaches Earth on December 19, 2024. Learn about the asteroid's close approach and the importance of planetary defense. 12/17/2024 - 8:30 pm | View Link
SEOUL, South Korea — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. Most of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.
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The Jeju Air passenger plane crashed while landing in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul.
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