April 8 2024 Asteroid. The agency says this astronomical event coincides with the april 8 total solar eclipse in north america, which will shadow parts of the united states from texas to maine when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. They shared their research ahead of the next solar eclipse that crosses the united states on.

Earth’s gravity will slightly deflect the. The asteroid — officially named 2024 rw1 based on the time of its discovery — was first spotted at 5:43 utc on wednesday and impacted at 16:39 utc, nearly 11.