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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 ...
USA Today7d
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 ...
Space.com8d
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 ...
National Geographic news10d
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 ...
Space.com15d
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 ...
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 ...
New York Magazine8d
Is a Big Asteroid Going to Hit Earth in 2032?
A recently spotted space rock has suddenly climbed atop astronomers’ threat lists. As of February 7, NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies calculates that the nearly 300-foot-wide ...
Indiatimes14d
Asteroid or Tesla? Astronomers’ space blunder reveals Elon Musk’s cosmic junk
The car, initially thought to be an asteroid, was later identified as Musk's space junk after investigation. This caused an embarrassing mix-up, highlighting the need for improved space debris ...
CNN7d
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency. The risk assessment has increased from a chance of 1.2% over the ...
New York Post13d
‘City-killer’ asteroid is hurtling by Earth — and scientists are warning of its potential impact
An asteroid with the power to unleash an explosion one hundred times greater than an atomic bomb has triggered global space agency alarms. The odds that the space rock dubbed Y4, which is nearly ...
CNN15d
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
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