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NASA, asteroid and James Webb Space Telescope

Mashable on MSN · 6h

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 naked eye, called infrared. Infrared light is largely heat energy, allowing Webb to observe the heat from distant objects, whether they're planets or distant galaxies.

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.

Business Standard · 1d

Nasa's James Webb telescope zeroes in on asteroid that could hit Earth

Nasa is directing the James Webb Space Telescope to track asteroid 2024 YR4, whose collision risk with Earth has risen to 2.3 per cent, in a bid to better understand its size and trajectory

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NASA makes 'emergency preparation' over asteroid that has chance of hitting Earth in next seven years

However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of 90m means it is roughly the size of Big Ben. The celestial body has been closely monitored by NASA since its December 2024 discovery.

Boston.com on MSN · 1d

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. The post Here’s what an MIT scientist says about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 appeared first on Boston.

MassLive · 22h

Here are the chances that a newly observed asteroid could hit Earth in 2032

An asteroid first observed in late December 2024 is on track to pass by or collide with Earth in December 2032.

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James Webb Space Telescope to size up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it rocks our world

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to be pointed at asteroid 2024 YR4 to reduce uncertainty regarding the chances of ...

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Collision alert: Chilling update on 'city-destroying' asteroid sparks NASA’s emergency plan

Scientists warn about a large asteroid, 2024 YR4, that may collide with Earth in 2032. Current predictions give it a roughly ...

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Watch potential 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 as it hurtles through space

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

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