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YR4, once a potential Earth threat, likely originated from the main asteroid belt's central region, a surprising origin for ...
An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...
Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently turned its watchful eye toward asteroid 2024 YR4, which we now know poses no ...
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
YR4 asteroid is thought to be hockey puck shaped and house-sized, with the asteroid, detected in December, initially thought ...
YR4 was classified in February at Level 3 on the Torino Scale prompting the UN to activate the Planetary Security Protocol ...
NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.
A recently discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, sparked the first-ever global alert from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...