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 chance of striking Earth in 2032.
'We cannot ignore this rock': ESA raises doubles estimated risk of impact of asteroid 2024 YR4
The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers."
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.
James Webb telescope to study asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope will be utilized by scientists to get a better understanding of asteroid '2024 YR4,' which holds a small chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Olivia Zollino reports. US says will levy tariffs on Mexico,
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course.
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth, 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 rush to track its course.
Asteroid's chance of hitting Earth in 2032 increases. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
NASA officials have discovered a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The near-Earth asteroid has been named 2024 YR4 and is estimated to be 40 to 90 meters wide. NASA information indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec.
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 ...
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Devastating images capture what would happen to Earth if 2032 asteroid with impact energy of 8 megatons of TNT hit
YR4 is currently being monitored by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the space rock potentially set to strike Earth ...
Devastating impact asteroid would have on 'pinpointed locations' if it strikes Earth in seven years
The horrific impact that asteroid 2024 YR4 could have on Earth has been laid bare in a new simulation. With an estimated 2.3 ...
Terrifying video reveals devastating impact city-killer asteroid 2024YR4 would have if it hit Earth in 2032
A CHILLING simulation video has revealed what it would look like if ‘city-killer’ Asteroid 2024 YR4 hit Earth. The space rock ...
Asteroid Bennu still a concern: year of possible impact with Earth and the devastation it would cause
Space agencies around the world are tasked with locating, studying and analysing the trajectories of cosmic objects that pose ...
Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? What to know about 2024 YR4
The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.
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Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...
An asteroid is circling the Earth. What Arizonans need to know about impact
YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...
Is there an asteroid heading towards Earth? Where will it hit? What to know about the 2024 YR4 asteroid
An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.
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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...
The dramatic warning to NASA about the asteroid heading for Earth: "We don't have much time to deflect it"
The constant danger to our planet is the impact of meteorites on its surface. Every day these space rocks pass through our ...