NASA Partners With SpaceX To Launch NEO Surveyor, a Mission To Detect Asteroid Threats
A contract has been awarded by NASA to SpaceX for the launch of its Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor spacecraft, which…
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NASA Lowers Risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impact
Concerns regarding asteroid 2024 YR4 have diminished, as NASA has revised the probability of its impact on Earth in 2032…
James Webb Telescope to Study Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been allocated emergency observation time to study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has been…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a Small but Notable Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
A newly detected asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been observed by NASA scientists, carrying a 1.2 percent probability of colliding…