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Sian Baldwin

Asteroid once thought risk to Earth is seen for the first time

An artist’s impression of an asteroid orbiting the Earth - (Bonekimages/Alamy Stock Photo)

An asteroid that space experts formerly determined had a small chance of colliding with Earth has been seen for the first time.

Nasa said scientists used the Webb Space Telescope to capture more information about the asteroid and have established it is the size of a building. The telescope captured in-depth pictures of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which they had once predicted could collide with Earth in 2032.

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