But Rubin’s early data is confounding. Among the newly discovered asteroids, researchers identified 76 with reliable spin ...

For large Main Belt asteroids, that break-apart point was set at a spin period of about 2.2 hours – a hard limit suggested by ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

A crop of asteroids discovered by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is wowing astronomers, with one of the space rocks ...

Among the first finds from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the discovery hints at a population of exceptionally strong ...

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in ...

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

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

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

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

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Based on their analysis, the team found that a type of asteroid rich in the minerals olivine and spinel could serve as an ...