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 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.
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.
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
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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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James Webb Telescope To Refine 2024 YR4 Asteroid Size Estimate
Astronomers plan to use the James Webb space-based telescope starting next month to get more information on the 2024 YR4 asteroid ... Daily & Defense Report through your company?
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
As the asteroid moves away from Earth and becomes fainter, researchers will have to rely on larger telescopes to observe it. The celestial object should be visible through early April and ...
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Nasa using world’s most powerful telescope to examine asteroid that could smash into Earth
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Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid with a slightly increased chance of hitting Earth
A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of ...