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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 ...
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...
Mashable4d
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
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 ...
CBS News2d
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said in a statement. By New Year's Eve ...
New Scientist5d
There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on a potential crash course with Earth, but there’s a very slight chance the moon could take the hit. Based on current observations, there is a 2.1 per cent chance that the ...
ITV5d
Asteroid 2024 YR4: When exactly could the asteroid hit Earth and what would happen if it did?
A newly-discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher chance of hitting Earth than previously thought, according to scientists. The space rock - named 2024 YR4 - has a 2.2% chance of crashing into ...
The Independent5d
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 ...
Aviation Week5d
James Webb Telescope To Refine 2024 YR4 Asteroid Size Estimate
Astronomers plan to use the James Webb space-based telescope starting next month to get more information on the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which has jumped to the top of the risk list of near-Earth objects.
The Independent5d
Chance of Earth being hit by asteroid in 2032 double
New observations may result in reassignment of this asteroid to 0 as more data come in,” the space agency said in a statement last week. The asteroid known as 2024 YR was first spotted on 27 ...
The Daily Telegraph6d
Risk of football pitch-sized asteroid hitting Earth doubles in a week
The Christmas asteroid, known formally as 2024 YR4, is currently at the top of both Nasa and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) asteroid-risk registers. Nasa estimates the rock weighs almost a ...
Gizmodo5d
The Odds of a Newly Discovered Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Keep Rising
The odds of an asteroid crashing into Earth in 2032 keep changing, and not in a good way. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 1-in-45 chance of impacting our planet in seven years. The odds are not a huge ...