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The Earth is safe from asteroid 2024 YR4. The moon? Not so much, Webb telescope finds
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 ...
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James Webb telescope takes emergency look at 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 ahead of close encounter in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...
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NASA Just Spotted a “Building-Sized” Asteroid— Webb Revealed Its Secrets
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured detailed data on asteroid 2024 YR4, a 200-foot-wide near-Earth object once ...
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We now know the shape of notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 that dominated headlines recently — it's probably 'suburban,' too
"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...
NASA Discovers Building-Sized Asteroid 2024 YR4- NASA's James Webb Space
YR4 gained media attention after initial calculations indicated it would collide with Earth around 2032, a study conducted ...
Q&A: Webb finds asteroid 2024 YR4 is building-sized
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently turned its watchful eye toward asteroid 2024 YR4, which we now know poses no ...
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James Webb Space Telescope gets glimpse of infamous asteroid 2024 YR4: See photos
An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get ...
James Webb Space Telescope measures the size of building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, revealing key details
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed images of asteroid 2024 YR4, providing new insights into ...
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Fearless James Webb Telescope Stares Down "City Killer" Asteroid That Had Been Feared to Strike Earth
That "city-killer" asteroid may no longer be projected to strike Earth in the near future, but scientists are still keeping ...
Webb Zooms In on Building-Sized Asteroid Once Feared to Hit Earth – And It’s Stranger Than Expected
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...
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James Webb Space Telescope gets glimpse of infamous asteroid 2024 YR4: See photos
An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth anytime soon, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get a look at it anyway. If the name of the asteroid sounds ...