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

The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to be pointed at asteroid 2024 YR4 to reduce uncertainty regarding the chances of ...

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

The James Webb Space Telescope, which is the JWST is the largest and space telescope ever built, is expected to help NASA and ...

NASA announced Wednesday that the odds of the up to 300-foot-wide asteroid hitting Earth dropped from record highs. See where ...

The chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth in 2032 reached a record high before decreasing on Wednesday. Here's what to ...

New data shrank the odds that this asteroid will hit Earth, but astronomers will continue to study it. Here’s what you need ...

YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit ...

Discovered on December 27, 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently rated as a three on the Torino scale. Space agencies around the world are closely monitoring ...

YR4, recently identified as the highest-risk asteroid detected to date, has a small but notable chance of colliding with ...