Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

This artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45 — the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Rubin Observatory could be a game-changer for asteroid studies. These are some of the over ...

As part of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory First Look event in June 2025, Rubin announced that it had observed thousands of asteroids cruising ...

In an era where the mysteries of the universe are becoming increasingly accessible, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) junior physics major Joao Passos is making significant strides in understanding ...

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory team reveal the first images from a brand new, ultra-powerful survey telescope on a livestream to astrophysicists at Duke University on Monday, June 23, 2025. The ...

The Rubin Observatory will reveal its first images on Monday. Space.com spoke to scientists who explained why this will be a ...

Through Carnegie Mellon University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, junior physics major Joao Passos is studying brown dwarfs — objects bigger than planets but smaller than stars — ...

Every year, all telescopes on Earth and in space combined discover around 20,000 new asteroids. In just its first ten hours of activity, a single new observatory discovered 2,104 asteroids, or in ...

Perched high in the foothills of Chile’s Andes mountains, a revolutionary new space telescope has just taken its first pictures of the cosmos—and they’re spectacular. Astronomers are excited about the ...