asteroid, YR4 and Earth

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 position.
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.
'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.
Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 have reached new high
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations of its trajectory, the odds of a collision seem to be increasing
Newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 unlikely to hit Earth in 2032
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Multiple outlets, including the Associated Press, reported that 2024 YR4 has a 2% chance to smack the planet seven years from now.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's what could happen - and what's being done
Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 to 90 meters) wide, a "size range comparable to that of a large building," said Dr. Paul Chodas, managerfor the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies,
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Is K2-18b a New Earth? Webb Telescope Detects Something Astonishing!
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected potential biosignatures on the exoplanet K2-18b, raising new excitement about the ...
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The first shocking images of the new James Webb Space Telescope
On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope To Study Asteroid 2024 YR4 As Impact Risk Rises
NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...
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City-slaying space rock 2024 YR4 still has 2.4% shot at smacking Earth
The probability of Earth impact in 2032 remains at 2.4 percent, and the estimated size of the city-killing asteroid is still ...
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 ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope To Scan Asteroid Threatening To Hit Earth
Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.
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In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to Earth
In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...
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Asteroid hurtling toward Earth? Odds for impact keep increasing
NASA first discovered “2024 YR4,” the 130-to-300-foot-wide asteroid, in December 2024, and found it only had roughly a 1 ...
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'Asteroid hitting earth 2032' fear: Why NASA, ESA deployed James Webb Space Telescope to monitor YR4?
The James Webb Space Telescope, which is the JWST is the largest and space telescope ever built, is expected to help NASA and ...
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a cosmic 'Phoenix' cools off to birth stars
How do you cool down a phoenix? I don't mean the mythological birds of flame and rebirth, but rather a cosmic namesake with a fittingly fiery nature.
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James Webb telescope discovers violence around Milky Way's black hole
Sgr A* possesses roughly 4 million times the mass of our sun and is located about 26,000 light-years from Earth. A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, 5.9 trillion miles (9.5 trillion ...