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Vera Rubin Observatory Discovers Fastest Spinning Asteroid Ever and Its Huge!

The 2,300-foot asteroid 2025 MN45 spins once every 1.88 minutes, challenging theories on asteroid structure and composition, amid 19 fast rotators found among 1,900 detected.

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The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.

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Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge!

The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.

·United States
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NewsweekNewsweek
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Astronomers discover record-breaking asteroid

With a diameter of around 2,300 feet, the newly-detected asteroid completes a full rotation in just under two minutes.

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Scientific AmericanScientific American
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This Newly Discovered Asteroid, Almost Half a Mile Wide, Just Set a New Space Record

A giant asteroid has sent astronomers into a spin, setting a record for how fast it rotates on its axis

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A Giant Asteroid that Rotates Every Two Minutes Baffles Scientists: the Mysteries About Its Formation

Its extraordinary rotational speed raises new questions for experts

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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They Discover a Giant Asteroid that Rotates on Its Axis Every Two Minutes

The scientific community was surprised by the recent discovery of a large asteroid that completes a rotation every two minutes.

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Infobae broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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