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The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% chance that our moon may be in trouble.

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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 anyway. Here's what it found.

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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 its size, surface material, and heat patterns. Initially considered a potential threat,

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8 unique discoveries shared by NASA James Webb Space Telescope

The space telescope has contributed significantly to scientific discoveries, helping researchers better understand the formation and evolution of our universe.

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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'

This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

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Webb telescope's new photo isn't just rare. It's psychedelic.

A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA GSFC / CIL / Adriana ...

James Webb dives into the heart of the Milky Way to study star formation

Webb first observed the region called Sagittarius C in 2023. Now researchers are now using those observations to study star formation in the wider area around the center of the Milky Way, known as the ...