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 ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
Has an asteroid ever hit Earth? List of collisions as NASA doubles chance of strike in 2032
Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...
Is a 'city killer' Asteroid going to hit earth? This is how worried NASA actually are
The asteroid is capable of demolishing an entire city on impact. According to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies ...
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.
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
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" ...
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Nasa using world’s most powerful telescope to examine asteroid that could smash into Earth
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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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 ...
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This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
The telescope was repurposed for asteroid and comet tracking after its original mission ended. In the next few years, the space agency hopes to launch an infrared space telescope devoted to ...
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Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
asteroid 2024 YR4 in data from the Catalina Sky Survey, meaning he was able to find images of the space rock in archival data that was gathered prior to its official discovery. Space.com reached ...
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Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month
A U.S. asteroid-mining company has announced the target space rock for its upcoming test mission. California-based AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 ...