But Rubin’s early data is confounding. Among the newly discovered asteroids, researchers identified 76 with reliable spin ...
Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...
A visit to an asteroid is revealing the origins of life in our solar system. In 2023, the OSIRIS-REx mission brough samples from the asteroid Bennu to Earth. This month, the results of this mission: ...
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid in first 7 nights of observations
In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered an enormous, fast-spinning asteroid that sets a new record.
With a diameter of around 2,300 feet, the newly-detected asteroid completes a full rotation in just under two minutes.
An asteroid passed by our planet just days after its discovery. Asteroid 2017 BX, nicknamed "Rerun," was discovered on Jan. 20. The asteroid "skimmed past Earth within the moon's orbit," according to ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University faculty member has made a celestial discovery in Starkville: the first asteroid identified from the state of Mississippi. Mississippi State University ...
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