YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

A huge asteroid that was feared to be on a collision course with Earth in 2032 could instead smash into the Moon, according ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...

But new direct observations of the asteroid by Nasa’s James Webb Space ... even a 1 per cent chance of a rock this big hitting the Earth may warrant the development of deflection missions.

The asteroid that caused panic about potentially colliding with Earth is the size of a building, Nasa has found. The Webb Space Telescope has captured more information and detailed pictures of ...

open image in gallery Artist’s illustration of asteroid 2024 YR4 as it flies by the Earth and heads toward ... enhance understanding of the risks of collisions between our planet and major ...

Earth may no longer be at risk of a calamitous collision with the asteroid, but the moon isn't so lucky. After Webb's observations, the odds of YR4 crashing into the moon rose from the 1.7% figure ...

It was initially calculated to have a 1% chance of hitting the Earth in the year 2032. The chances of the asteroid’s collision then continued to fluctuate in the weeks following. The estimation ...