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World’s largest camera detects fastest-spinning asteroid with diameter over 0.3 miles

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has observed a record-breaking ultra-fast-rotating asteroid. The space rock is the ...
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Vera C Rubin Observatory finds record-breaking asteroid within first 7 nights

In the fastest observation made, the LSST Camera data identified an asteroid the size of eight football fields that rotated ...
New Scientist

Deflecting a deadly asteroid just got a lot less dangerous

If an asteroid was heading for a deadly impact with Earth, could we nudge it off course safely without making the situation worse? Yes, thanks to a new system for calculating the perfect spot to smack ...
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observations

Astronomers analyzing data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and ...