Astronomers have spotted an asteroid the size of nearly eight football fields, with the help of the largest digital camera in ...
With data collected months before its main survey is due to begin, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is already upending what we ...
Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...
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In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...
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