An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...

(CNN) - Scientists are turning to some very powerful technology to track an asteroid that could crash into Earth. The James Webb telescope, famous for snapping some of the prettiest pictures ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...