Webb Telescope captures photos of asteroids that do not hit the Earth in 2032

Webb Space Telescope took a photo of the asteroid that caused agitation when it broke through Earth’s hit list earlier this year.

The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered later last year, was predicted at some point that it could hit the Earth with a 3% chance of 2032. Additional observations have led scientists to reduce the threat to virtually zero. But it’s a slight chance of hitting the moon. Asteroids wave our path every four years.

NASA and the European Space Agency released a photo on Wednesday showing the asteroid as obscure dots. According to two space agencies, Webb confirms that the asteroid is about 200 feet (60 meters) wide, or the height of a 15-storey building. It is the smallest object ever observed by the observatory, and the largest and most powerful object ever sent into space.

Johns Hopkins University astronomer Andrew Livkin said Webb’s observations served as a “valuable” practice for other asteroids that could threaten us in the future. The ground telescope has been tracking this particular space lock over the past few months.

All of this gives us a window into understanding what other objects of size 2024 YR4 look like.

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