City-Killer Asteroid 2024 YR4: Can James Webb Save Us?
14🚨 Could Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hit Earth? Webb Telescope's Emergency Mission Revealed! 🚨
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been urgently tasked with a new high-stakes mission: tracking the potentially hazardous "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 starting March 2025.
🛰️ Why the Urgency?
Discovered in December 2024, this asteroid initially had a 1.6% impact probability for 2032—a concerning number. Though recent calculations lowered the risk to 0.004%, scientists still need critical data on:
✔️ Size (estimated 130–300 feet)
✔️ Composition (rocky, metallic, or icy?)
✔️ Precise Trajectory (to refine long-term impact risks)
🔬 What Can Webb Do?
NASA is using JWST’s infrared vision and advanced spectrometry to study 2024 YR4, potentially helping improve planetary defense strategies like the DART mission. This isn't just about one asteroid—it's about Earth's future safety!
🌍 What’s Next?
This mission could shape how we handle future asteroid threats. Will Webb uncover new dangers? Will this change our planetary defense plans?
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Source: NASA, JWST, ESA
NASA Science, Asteroid 2024 YR4 - science.nasa.gov/solar-system/asteroids/2024-yr4/
NASA Planetary Defense, Feb 7, 2025 - blogs.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/2025/02/07/nasa-continues-to-monitor-orbit-of-near-earth-asteroid-2024-yr4/
NASA Planetary Defense, Feb 24, 2025 - blogs.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/2025/02/24/latest-calculations-conclude-asteroid-2024-yr4-now-poses-no-significant-threat-to-earth-in-2032-and-beyond/