US EditionNew Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid Spinning So Fast It Should Fly Apart
The Rubin Observatory detected 19 asteroids spinning faster than the 2.2-hour limit, including three ultrafast rotators under five minutes, challenging previous asteroid structure models.
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New Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid Spinning So Fast It Should Fly Apart
Scientists using a powerful new sky survey telescope have discovered something extraordinary: an asteroid larger than six football fields spinning like a top at breakneck speed, completing a full rotation in less than two minutes. The post New Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid Spinning So Fast It Should Fly Apart appeared first on Study Finds.
Scientists Stunned as Giant Asteroids Spin in Under Two Minutes
Astronomers have uncovered a set of asteroids in the main belt that behave like spinning power tools. A routine test run at a new observatory captured several space rocks whipping around so fast they should rip themselves apart. One of them completes a full rotation in less than two minutes. Another only seconds slower. Others […] The post Scientists Stunned as Giant Asteroids Spin in Under Two Minutes appeared first on Above The Norm News.
Huge, fast and massive: The asteroid "2025 MN45" produces up to date observations in the shadows. With a rotation of 1.88 minutes it is the fastest known body of its class. Astronomen owes the discovery of the new LSST camera in Chile. (Continue reading)
Testing at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has already found 19 special asteroids, one of which stands out from the rest.
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