asteroid, James Webb Space Telescope and Earth

Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid
The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the naked eye, called infrared. Infrared light is largely heat energy, allowing Webb to observe the heat from distant objects, whether they're planets or distant galaxies.
The James Webb Space Telescope will monitor an asteroid that could crash into Earth in 2032
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is being tapped to study an asteroid with a one-in-43 chance of colliding with Earth. On the slim chance it hits, experts say the impact could level a city or trigger tsunamis.
James Webb to join observations of asteroid that could strike Earth in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope will be helping to track asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
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.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope To Lock In On Asteroid That Could Hit Earth In 2032
Astronomers are turning to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
"City-killer" asteroid's odds of crashing into Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying massive space rock
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.
Asteroid 2024 YR₄: James Webb space telescope to determine the danger
In eight years' time, an asteroid dozens of meters in size could hit the Earth. One of our best instruments is now to determine how big it actually is.
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" asteroid 2024 YR4 twice over the next few months. The asteroid has a roughly 2.
Scientists to use NASA's James Webb telescope to track asteroid as odds of hitting Earth rise
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2 per cent risk of striking Earth in 2032, up from 1 per cent since its discovery.
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James Webb Space Telescope images bacteria-size dust grains — they'll likely turn into exoplanets
Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this celestial spectacle, known as Herbig Haro 30 or HH 30, highlights a ...
NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will Unravel a Great Cosmic Mystery
“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...
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Space in 2025: What to Expect
As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus ...
NASA’s new telescope is more powerful than James Webb: Here’s what it could reveal about the Big Bang and the universe
NASA prepares to launch SPHEREx, a groundbreaking telescope surpassing James Webb's capabilities in certain aspects. With a ...
Space telescope reveals rare ‘Einstein ring’ phenomenon with startling clarity
The Einstein ring, formed as light from a distant galaxy bends to glow around another object in the foreground, could help ...