NASA Calls in Webb Telescope to Track Recently Identified Hazardous Asteroid
The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are shifting, with the space rock now carrying a 1-in-48 chance of collision.
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Asteroid 2024 YR4’s Collision Potential—How Likely Is an Impact?
Scientists are closely tracking asteroid 2024 YR4 to determine its impact probability in 2032. Is this space rock a real ...
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
NASA issues 'emergency' update on 'city-killer' asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Space agencies have been granted permission to use a giant telescope to assess the potential impact of a "city-killer" ...
NASA On Alert As 170-Foot Massive Asteroid Heads For A Close Encounter With Earth This Weekend
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth, but here’s what would happen if it did
A newly discovered asteroid being tracked by the global science community has a nearly 98% chance of zooming by Earth without touching our atmosphere. However, if Asteroid 2024 YR4 does hit Earth, ...
Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid
The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...
James Webb to join observations of asteroid that could strike Earth in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope will be helping to track asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032.
NASA monitoring asteroid with 2% chance of striking Earth in 2032
NASA is monitoring a recently discovered asteroid called the 2024 YR4, which is around 150-300 feet wide and is the most ...
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'Large' asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. But not why you think.
Space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency, along with organizations like the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN), would vigilantly monitor the menacing object. If necessary ...