NASA Calls in Webb Telescope to Track Recently Identified Hazardous Asteroid
The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are shifting, with the space rock now carrying a 1-in-48 chance of collision.
What we know about possible Nasa mission to ‘deflect’ asteroid heading for Earth
By April this year, scientists will start to decide whether to send a mission to intercept an asteroid that may hit Earth in ...
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
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China, NASA gear up to stop ‘highest-risk’ asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
This dangerous asteroid will be the target of observations by the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers will use 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.
NASA makes emergency call as odds of ‘city-killing’ asteroid striking Earth increase
NASA is training humanity’s most powerful telescope on a “city-killing” asteroid to determine whether or not we need to brace for deep impact.
NASA to study 'city-killer' asteroid as chances of hitting Earth increase
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.
NASA telescope to study 'city-killer' asteroid in 'emergency' decision as odds of striking Earth go up
NASA is using its most powerful space telescope to study the true size of the "city-killer" asteroid that has a one-in-43 ...
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
Beyond the immediate impact damage, an asteroid impact would have long-lasting effects on Earth's atmosphere. What would ...
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NASA Observing ‘City-Killer’ Asteroid En Route For Earth
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032. Initially detected in December, its impact ...
Here’s what an MIT scientist says about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.