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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Enormous, Record-Breaking Asteroid in First 7 Nights of Observations

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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.See the Story

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Portugal Signs Artemis Accords for Peaceful, Transparent Space Exploration with NASA

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Portugal became the 60th country to sign the Artemis Accords and join the U.S.-led agreement for sustainable activity on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.See the Story

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2025 Mn45: Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile Discovered an Asteroid that Breaks All Records

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located in the Coquimbo region, discovered an asteroid of 710 meters in diameter that rotates very fast, the 2025 MN45. According to a statement, this object “breaks all records”. This finding occurred within the framework of “the first light” of Vera C. Rubin this year. There, they captured thousands of asteroids crossing the Solar System, of which 1,900 were unpublished objects, which had not been seen before. Am…See the Story

2025 Mn45: Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile Discovered an Asteroid that Breaks All Records

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Everything We Know About the Record-Spinning Asteroid Scientists Just Discovered

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2025 may be over, but it gave us one last gift: another weird asteroid to obsess over. Fittingly, it’s got 2025 in its name. Asteroid 2025 MN45 is a 710-meter chunk of ancient space debris, which makes it longer than two Eiffel Towers end to end. Or, using my preferred unit of measurement, approximately 3,495 standard hot dogs (SHDs) in length. Its size is only half of what makes it remarkable. The other half is that it’s spinning way too fast f…Space · Barcelona See the Story

An Asteroid Named After St. Faustina. St. Urszula Ledóchowska Also Received Her Own Asteroid.

Saint Faustina Kowalska has been honored with an asteroid. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group on the Nomenclature of Small Celestial Bodies announced the honoring of the Polish nun and mystic in its latest bulletin (January 2026). The asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is now officially named "(798737) Faustina." Last year, her confessor, Jesuit Father Józef Andrasz, was also named. The article "Asteroid…Asteroid · Poland Read Article

Astronomers Discover an Unusual Asteroid that Rotates Faster than Any Object of Its Size

Researchers have identified 19 super- and ultra-fast rotation asteroids, including one that is the fastest spinning asteroid of its type Researchers found astronomical dancers using data from the world's largest digital camera, located at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory of NSF-DOE in Chile, during the observatory's initial start-up phase. Its interesting results, described in a study published yesterday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, are ju…Asteroid · Chile Read Article

Portugal Signs Artemis Accords for Peaceful, Transparent Space Exploration with NASA

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Portugal became the 60th country to sign the Artemis Accords and join the U.S.-led agreement for sustainable activity on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.NASA · Portugal See the Story

Mass Extinction: Ammonites Survived the Dinosaur Killer

Ammonites were real survival artists. Three great mass extinctions survived the spiral-shelled animals. Now it turns out that they even survived the fourth.Asteroid · Heidelberg See the Story

New Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid Spinning So Fast It Should Fly Apart

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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.Space See the Story

Newly Discovered Asteroid Spins at Record-Breaking Speed

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Researchers with the National Science Foundation discovered an asteroid spinning at a record-breaking speed.Asteroid · United States See the Story

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Enormous, Record-Breaking Asteroid in First 7 Nights of Observations

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

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

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Enormous, Record-Breaking Asteroid in First 7 Nights of Observations

Portugal Signs Artemis Accords for Peaceful, Transparent Space Exploration with NASA

2025 Mn45: Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile Discovered an Asteroid that Breaks All Records

2025 Mn45: Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile Discovered an Asteroid that Breaks All Records

Everything We Know About the Record-Spinning Asteroid Scientists Just Discovered

An Asteroid Named After St. Faustina. St. Urszula Ledóchowska Also Received Her Own Asteroid.

Astronomers Discover an Unusual Asteroid that Rotates Faster than Any Object of Its Size

Portugal Signs Artemis Accords for Peaceful, Transparent Space Exploration with NASA

Mass Extinction: Ammonites Survived the Dinosaur Killer

New Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid Spinning So Fast It Should Fly Apart

Newly Discovered Asteroid Spins at Record-Breaking Speed

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Enormous, Record-Breaking Asteroid in First 7 Nights of Observations

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

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2025 Mn45: Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile Discovered an Asteroid that Breaks All Records

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Astronomers Discover an Unusual Asteroid that Rotates Faster than Any Object of Its Size

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New Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid Spinning So Fast It Should Fly Apart

Newly Discovered Asteroid Spins at Record-Breaking Speed

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Enormous, Record-Breaking Asteroid in First 7 Nights of Observations

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Enormous, Record-Breaking Asteroid in First 7 Nights of Observations

Portugal Signs Artemis Accords for Peaceful, Transparent Space Exploration with NASA

2025 Mn45: Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile Discovered an Asteroid that Breaks All Records

2025 Mn45: Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile Discovered an Asteroid that Breaks All Records

Everything We Know About the Record-Spinning Asteroid Scientists Just Discovered

An Asteroid Named After St. Faustina. St. Urszula Ledóchowska Also Received Her Own Asteroid.

Astronomers Discover an Unusual Asteroid that Rotates Faster than Any Object of Its Size

Portugal Signs Artemis Accords for Peaceful, Transparent Space Exploration with NASA

Mass Extinction: Ammonites Survived the Dinosaur Killer

New Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid Spinning So Fast It Should Fly Apart

Newly Discovered Asteroid Spins at Record-Breaking Speed

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Enormous, Record-Breaking Asteroid in First 7 Nights of Observations

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

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2025 Mn45: Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile Discovered an Asteroid that Breaks All Records

Everything We Know About the Record-Spinning Asteroid Scientists Just Discovered

An Asteroid Named After St. Faustina. St. Urszula Ledóchowska Also Received Her Own Asteroid.

Astronomers Discover an Unusual Asteroid that Rotates Faster than Any Object of Its Size

Portugal Signs Artemis Accords for Peaceful, Transparent Space Exploration with NASA

Mass Extinction: Ammonites Survived the Dinosaur Killer

New Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid Spinning So Fast It Should Fly Apart

Newly Discovered Asteroid Spins at Record-Breaking Speed

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Enormous, Record-Breaking Asteroid in First 7 Nights of Observations

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

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