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 ...
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Space rock 2024 YR4 still has 2.4% shot at smacking Earth
The probability of Earth impact remains at 2.4 percent, and the estimated size of the asteroid is still anywhere from 40 to ...
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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 hitting earth 2032' fear: Why NASA, ESA deployed James Webb Space Telescope to monitor YR4?
The James Webb Space Telescope, which is the JWST is the largest and space telescope ever built, is expected to help NASA and ...