Earth, 2024 YR4 and asteroid

NASA’s Webb Telescope To Study Asteroid 2024 YR4 As Impact Risk Rises
NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth in 2032.
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 position.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.
There's a slight chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Moon in 2032
There is a chance, albeit slim, that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the Moon, creating a new crater and an explosion that might just be visible from Earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 2.3 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032, Says NASA
YR4 has a 2.3% Earth impact risk by 2032 Moon impact risk for 2024 YR4 stands at 0.3%, experts say James Webb Telescope to refine asteroid's size and path
Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing into Earth rises yet again to 3.1%, NASA reports
NASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in previous calculations.
NASA upgrades chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth - now the highest in agency’s history
There is now a 1-in-32 chance that the space rock will hit us in 2032 – with potentially disastrous consequences
Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 have reached new high
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of a collision seem to be increasing
New asteroid could hit Earth in 2032 – NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has reported that an asteroid capable of levelling a city now has a 3.1 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032. This information was contained in data released by the agency on Tuesday,
NASA Continues To Raise the Odds That an Asteroid Dubbed ‘the City Destroyer’ Will Collide With Earth
The chances of “Asteroid 2024 YR4” impacting our planet’s surface in 2032 are now at a 1-in-32 or 3.1 percent, according to a report from the space agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. The chance for collision has edged upward since last week when it was reported that NASA raised the probability of the asteroid impacting Earth’s surface to 2.
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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 ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4: More than 100 million people live in risk corridor, Nasa data shows
The estimated flight path of an asteroid the size of Big Ben’s tower will see it pass over some of the world’s most populous ...
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 ...
The Truth About Asteroid 2024 YR4 And Why You Shouldn’t Worry (Yet)
YR4: everything to know about the potential "city killer" space rock that has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth on Dec. 22, ...
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James Webb Telescope To Refine 2024 YR4 Asteroid Size Estimate
Astronomers say the asteroid, estimated at 40-90 m (131-295 ft.) in diameter, could impact Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. “It is ...
City-killer asteroid 2024 YR4's chances of hitting Earth increase; NASA releases likely impact zone list–Check if you are in danger?
NASA has identified asteroid 2024 YR4 with a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth on 22 December 2032. While the probability remains ...
‘City-killer’ 2024 YR4 surpasses ‘God of Chaos' Apophis' odds of hitting Earth: India also at risk
Odds of Earth’s potential impact with ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 have risen to an all-time high. The exact size of the ...