Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...
Is an Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032? Updates on the NASA-Predicted Path
Was 2020’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ accurate? Find out what NASA revealed about an asteroid that will approach Earth in 2032.
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
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A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.
It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of colliding with Earth in about eight years. Such an impact ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
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 ...
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A Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth — What To Know
A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall has been discovered that could strike Earth in 2032. It’s triggered a rare warning by the International Asteroid Warning Network ...
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An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does?
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid ...