{"id":2382681,"date":"2024-12-21T18:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T23:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christmas-eve-asteroid-would-flatten-700-miles-if-it-impacted-will-slip-past-earth-on-dec-24\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T18:47:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T23:47:15","slug":"christmas-eve-asteroid-would-flatten-700-miles-if-it-impacted-will-slip-past-earth-on-dec-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christmas-eve-asteroid-would-flatten-700-miles-if-it-impacted-will-slip-past-earth-on-dec-24\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Christmas Eve Asteroid&#8217; Would Flatten 700 Miles if It Impacted, Will Slip Past Earth on Dec 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchristmas-eve-asteroid-would-flatten-700-miles-if-it-impacted-will-slip-past-earth-on-dec-24%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent report highlights<\/a> that several\u200b asteroids are\u200b approaching Earth, with one notable asteroid,\u200b dubbed the &#8220;Christmas\u200d eve asteroid,&#8221; expected to pass at a distance of approximately 4.48 \u2063million \u2063miles on December 24, traveling at a speed of 14,743 mph. Experts, including\u2063 astronomer Jess Lee from the Royal Greenwich\u2062 Observatory, assure that\u2064 there is \u200cno cause for alarm as it \u2062will be \u200d18 times further away than the Moon. In the event of a collision,the asteroid,estimated to be around \u200d120 feet \u2063long,could cause destruction equivalent\u2064 to 12 million tons of TNT,flattening an area of about 700 square miles,similar \u200bto the impact of the Tunguska event in 1908.Other \u200casteroids will also \u200cbe passing Earth \u200csoon, but NASA is actively monitoring\u2062 these approaches and has developed strategies, such as the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), to protect Earth from potential threats in\u200d the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Outer space is sending Earth some early Christmas presents, but it may be just as well that at least one of them is way too far away to be opened.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/asteroid-watch\/next-five-approaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> lists five asteroids as approaching Earth&rsquo;s corner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meteorite-that-fell-on-u-k-driveway-contains-rare-materials\/\" title=\"Meteorite That Fell On U.K. Driveway Contains Rare Materials\">solar system<\/a> in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>One of them will zip through space at 14,743 mph, passing Earth on Dec. 24.<\/p>\n<p>Although the consequences of a collision would be tremendous, NASA says the asteroid will be 4.48 million miles away.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Huge &lsquo;Christmas Eve asteroid&rsquo; the size of a 10-story building will skim past Earth at 14,743mph on 24 December, NASA warns <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R7tU5G6xHg\">https:\/\/t.co\/R7tU5G6xHg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CoZZ0xsiYC\">pic.twitter.com\/CoZZ0xsiYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MailOnline\/status\/1870108407472021722?\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jess Lee, astronomer at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, said there is nothing to fear, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-14213885\/Christmas-Eve-asteroid-skim-Earth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail,<\/a> which dubbed the 10-story-tall asteroid the &ldquo;Christmas Eve asteroid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will be very far away, around 18 times further away from the Earth than the Moon is, and so with this predicted path <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t come close enough to hit the Earth,&rdquo; Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>Estimated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scientists-find-chances-asteroid-bennu-colliding-earth-higher-initially-predicted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> to be 120 feet long, the Mail said that if a collision took place, the impact would be the equivalent of 12 million tons of TNT exploding, which would an flatten an area of about 700 square miles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GRAVITAS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GRAVITAS<\/a> | Scientists are closely monitoring an asteroid that is scheduled to pass Earth on December 24. The asteroid identified as 2024 XN1 was first spotted by NASA&rsquo;s tracking system.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MollyGambhir?\">@MollyGambhir<\/a> reports <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vr1VXuyZoZ\">pic.twitter.com\/vr1VXuyZoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WION (@WIONews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WIONews\/status\/1870155514786828776?\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;d like to compare it to a previous asteroid impact, the Tunguska Event in Russia in 1908 involved an asteroid which was a roughly similar size to this one,&rdquo; Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It exploded above the ground and knocked down 80 million trees. The energy comparison estimates have ranged from 3-30 megatons of TNT,&rdquo; Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>Bearing the prosaic name of XN1, the asteroid will zip by in 2032, passing 3.1 million miles from Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The Mail said a piece of space rock dubbed 2013 YB might be on a collision course for Earth on Monday, but at less than 3 feet in diameter, it is likely to burn up in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 5, a 1,310-foot-long asteroid will be in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nasa-crashes-308m-spaceship-directly-asteroid-moments-violent-end-captured-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neighborhood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But it won&rsquo;t come closer than 2.29 million miles as it blasts through space at 49,660 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/dart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> has been developing a system to protect Earth in the event of a damaging asteroid heading for the planet.<\/p>\n<p>The Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, worked in 2022 to whack a 530-foot diameter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-swimming-pool-sized-asteroid-discovered-ranks-no-1-risk-hitting-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asteroid<\/a> moonlet, changing its course.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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NASA has identified five asteroids that will be approaching our part of the solar system soon. One asteroid is set to travel at 14,743 mph and will pass by Earth on December 24. While a collision would have catastrophic effects, NASA assures us that this asteroid will be 4.48 million miles away. Jess Lee from the Royal Greenwich Observatory stated there\u2019s no need for alarm; this &#8220;Christmas Eve asteroid&#8221; will be about 18 times farther from Earth than the Moon and won&#8217;t come close enough to pose a threat. Estimated at 120 feet in length, if it were to collide with Earth, it could unleash an explosion equivalent to 12 million tons of TNT over an area of approximately 700 square miles. Another asteroid named XN1 is expected to pass by in 2032 at a distance of 3.1 million miles from Earth. Additionally, while another small piece of space rock may approach on Monday, it&#8217;s likely too small (less than three feet) to survive entry into our atmosphere without burning up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2382682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture-68.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21161,6922,47238,8437,5088],"class_list":["post-2382681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-asteroid","tag-christmas","tag-december-24","tag-earth","tag-space"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture-68.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382681"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382685,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382681\/revisions\/2382685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}