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James Webb Space Telescope, asteroid

Mashable on MSN · 11h

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.

Toronto Star · 4h

The James Webb Space Telescope will monitor an asteroid that could crash into Earth in 2032

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is being tapped to study an asteroid with a one-in-43 chance of colliding with Earth. On the slim chance it hits, experts say the impact could level a city or trigger tsunamis.

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.

Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up

Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up, but that was expected: What to know about 2024 YR4

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.

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.

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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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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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 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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Asteroid 2024 YR4 heading toward Earth: UK scientist warns it might be too late to deflect now

Discovered in December 2024, YR4 currently ranks 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale. Nasa said it is deploying the James Webb ...

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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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