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.
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 ...
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Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up, but that was expected: What to know about 2024 YR4
In September 2022, NASA demonstrated that it was possible to nudge an incoming asteroid out of harm's way by slamming a spacecraft into it as part of its Double Asteroid Redirection Test ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
DART and Hera: Missions to test, study asteroid-obliterating tech The ongoing scientific preparation is not just about observation. In September 2022, NASA demonstrated that it was possible to nudge ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Why China's Planetary Defense Enabled Over 'City Killer'
A potentially hazardous asteroid is on its way to the planet, and many are growing concerned about it including China.