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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of researchers ...
National Geographic news20d
This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know
The telescope was repurposed for asteroid and comet tracking after ... or track with infrared facilities—JWST being the biggest of all,” says Julien de Wit, a planetary scientist at the ...
Scientists Found 52-Foot-Tall Underground Ripples From the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
The six-mile-wide asteroid punched a one-way ticket toward extinction for all non-avian dinosaurs. Some 66 million years ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
"Tiny asteroids do hit the Earth all ... asteroid's surface is used to estimate how big it is. However, the Webb telescope, slated to begin observations of 2024 YR4 in early March, sees the ...
FOX 10 Phoenix on MSN1d
The Discovery Telescope, operated by the Lowell Observatory, uncovers mysteries of the universe
The Lowell Discovery Telescope stands as one of the largest telescopes in the country, swiftly adapting via unique instrument ...