Asteroid which caused panic about deadly collision with Earth is massive, Nasa says
YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...
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NASA’s Webb captures first glimpse of asteroid once seen as earth’s biggest threat
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‘City-killer’ asteroid now likely to miss Earth but may be on crash course with the moon
A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...
Why astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could potentially strike the moon
Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.
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JWST Delivers Best-Yet Look at That Worrisome Asteroid
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 is a ...
Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon
A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
The threat of killer space rocks
With funding uncertain, astronomers are struggling to contain the threat of a civilization-ending galactic visitor. There are between one and two million near-Earth objects (NEOs) -- chunks of space ...
The Earth is safe from asteroid 2024 YR4. The moon? Not so much, Webb telescope finds
An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get a look at it anyway.
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James Webb telescope takes emergency look at 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 ahead of close encounter in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...
'City killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 hurtling towards earth is even bigger than first thought
Scientists have unveiled new information about the 2024 YR4, a 'city killer' asteroid that scientists had warned could have a ...
JWST snaps first image of asteroid that threatened Earth
2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...