Scientists have discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid sized over 0.3 miles in diameter, which is rotating about once every two minutes. Dubbed 2025 MN45, the space rock is some 2,300 feet across ...

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt and the closest dwarf planet to Earth. Discovered in 1801 and visited by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft in 2015, it has changed how scientists think about ...

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. When ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer—a feat uniquely enabled by Rubin. The study provides ...

An artist's rendering of 2025 MN45 - the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever found. Photo: NSF-DOE ...

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The Oscar nominations have arrived and, as predicted, it was a big morning for the likes of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” and ...

The Oscar nominations have arrived and, as predicted, it was a big morning for the likes of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One ...

A team led by University of Washington astronomers has discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer. The asteroid — found while analyzing data from the NSF–DOE ...

It has been nearly a decade since the theatrical release of a new “Star Trek” movie, but the franchise has slowly built a ...

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.