NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...

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Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade.

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

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A recently discovered, sizable asteroid may come within striking distance of Earth ... object and gather as much data as possible. 2024 YR4 is now speeding away from Earth, but astronomers gleaned ...

By Jonathan Corum The distance between Earth and Mars constantly shifts as they move around the sun, ranging from about 35 million miles to 250 million miles. To conserve fuel, spacecraft don’t ...

Scientists are keeping close watch on the space rock, which is currently heading away from Earth. As the asteroid’s path around the sun becomes better ... roughly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) of ...