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Webb telescope has a new mission

Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid

The most powerful space telescope ever built is peering into some of the deepest realms of the universe. It will also now peer at a big asteroid that has low but still concerning odds — around 2 percent as of Feb.

Gizmodo · 17h

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.

Forbes · 21h

NASA’s Webb Telescope To Scan Asteroid Threatening To Hit Earth

Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.

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ABC News · 17h

Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.

MassLive · 17h

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.

New Scientist · 1d

There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon

YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near side of the moon

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China Sets Up 'Planetary Defense' Unit Over 2032 Asteroid Threat

YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and China is preparing to deter it by mirroring a U.S. space test.

‘Don’t have time’…Dire warning on ‘city-killer’ asteroid hurtling towards Earth as expert casts doubt on deflecting rock

SCIENTISTS do not have time to deflect the asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert has ...

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Texas universities could face funding cuts for health care research under Trump new administration policy | CW39 Houston

According to the new National Institutes of Health, it plans to slash the rate at which federal grants can be spent on overhead for research. The federal agency wants to set the rate at 15 percent.

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Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

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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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