Planetary Defense: 3D Animation of Asteroids Discovered by Vera Rubin Observatory
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Asteroids Discovered by New Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile for Planetary Defense
Asteroids Discovered by New Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile for Planetary DefenseA rendering of the inner Solar System showing the asteroids discovered by Rubin in light teal. Known asteroids are dark blue. The rendering shows a total of almost 12,700 asteroids that were discovered with Rubin over the span of 1.6 years: 73 were discovered during the first early test observations using Rubin’s Commissioning Camera in late 2024 and released as par…
The observer Vera Rubin is funded by the National Science Foundation of the U.S. and the Scientific Office of the U.S. Department of Energy. The telescope has now published its first complete data catalogue, available free and interactive. "It is only the age of the iceberg and demonstrates that the observer is ready," stated Mario Juric, from Washington University, the project's head for the Solar System. He added that what was needed years or …
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