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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate

Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

Forbes · 11d

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.

Live Science on MSN · 11d

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.

Milky Way, Black Hole and james Webb Space Telescope

Smithsonian Magazine · 19h

James Webb Telescope Reveals a Dazzling Light Show From the Milky Way’s Black Hole

Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the mysterious behavior of the most massive object in our galaxy

Mashable · 2h

Webb telescope finds Milky Way black hole never stops strobing light

A new study using NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a variety of light coming from the black hole Sagittarius A* — or rather its accretion disk, the ring of rapidly spinning material that surrounds it.

Forbes on MSN · 19h

Astronomers Spot ‘Fireworks’ Display Near Milky Way’s Black Hole

Astronomers have spotted displays of flashing lights and “fireworks” near a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a finding researchers said could reveal details about how black holes—among the most mysterious objects in space—behave and interact with their environment.

Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4

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

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The first shocking images of the new James Webb Space Telescope

On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...

Why NASA keeps changing the probability of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...

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Even NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Getting Its Budget Slashed

Less than four years after its showstopping launch, the James Webb Space Telescope is facing massive budget slashes that will, experts worry, harm scientific progress. As Space.com reports, the ...

NASA’s Webb Telescope To Study Asteroid 2024 YR4 As Impact Risk Rises

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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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 ...

ScienceAlert1d

Black Hole at The Center of Our Galaxy Seen 'Bubbling' With Activity

The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy may not be as voracious as the gas-gobbling monsters that ...

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