Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart. Illustration. (credit ... Still, it is a pretty big blast, that ...

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

Also applies to small objects such as meteors and bodies that burn up in the atmosphere as well as infrequent meteorite falls that rarely cause damage.” Asteroid 2024 YR4, detected by telescopes ...

“If the asteroid turns out to be on the large end of its estimated size range, the impact could produce blast damage as far as 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the impact site,” Chodas said.

The narrow difference is due to the two agencies’ use of different tools for determining the asteroid’s orbit and ... larger object capable of regional damage, while 2024 YR4 is a 3 because ...

The asteroid is an object of interest in terms of planetary defense because it is large enough that it would cause localized damage in the unlikely event that it hit Earth, according to NASA.

NASA is additionally working on an asteroid-hunting telescope known as the NEO Surveyor to find near-Earth objects capable of causing significant damage. Set to launch no earlier than June ...

Also applies to small objects such as meteors and bodies that burn up in the atmosphere as well as infrequent meteorite falls that rarely cause damage.”Asteroid 2024 YR4, detected by telescopes ...