Astronomers are tracking giant asteroid's chances of hitting Earth
YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...
James Webb to join observations of asteroid that could strike Earth in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope will be helping to track asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032.
"City-killer" asteroid's odds of crashing into Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying massive space rock
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.
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ... On Jan. 31, the collision impact probability was 1.4 percent. As of Feb. 10, NASA reports it's 2.1 percent, which also means ...
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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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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 ...
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
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