Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...
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Here’s what an MIT scientist says about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Burdanov said scientists will be able to predict when and where it will hit, allowing people to be evacuated or even possibly deflecting the asteroid’s orbit.
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Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December 2032 as it approaches during another journey around its orbit, according to NASA's Center for ...
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Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
They also expect the chance of an impact to fall dramatically in the near future when we know more about its orbit. Asteroid hunter David Rankin first "precovered" (short for pre-discovery ...
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
In 2021, scientists revised that opinion after a precise analysis of the asteroid’s orbit. The more astronomers can observe asteroid 2024 YR4, the more they can refine their understanding of its ...
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NASA issues 'emergency' update on city-killer asteroid
Scientists will have access to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to measure the size of the asteroid and gain more details about its orbit. Estimates currently put the size between 130ft (40m ...
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Chance of 2032 asteroid strike have increased. Why scientists say not to worry
Data suggests that the asteroid has an elongated shape, while measurements at visible wavelengths suggest it may be stony in composition, according to the Planetary Society. Asteroids orbit ...