2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed images of asteroid 2024 YR4, providing new insights into ...

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...

Unlike larger asteroids, 2024 YR4 exhibits unique thermal behaviour—likely due to its rapid rotation and a surface dominated by fist-sized rocks rather than fine-grained sand.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed images of asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth object that initially raised concerns.