Asteroid 2024 YR4 Study
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"City-killer" asteroid will be studied by Webb telescope as its odds of crashing into Earth increase

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Asteroid has a small chance of striking Earth in 2032 .
NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope will study the asteroid.
The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4 .
It will pass by Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 , when it reaches its closest point in the solar system.