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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Launches Orbitviewer App

New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our Solar System lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

☑️ https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann25014/
☑️ https://orbitviewer.app/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #RubinFirstLook #visualization #planets #solarsystem #dwarfplanets #NearEarthObjects #NEO #NEOs #asteroids #MainBeltAsteroids #MainBelt #Centaurs #Trojans #TNOs #TransNeptunianObjects #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #news

Space, the final frontier...

🪨 (269) Justitia
🪨 (623) Chimaera
🪨 (10253) Westerwald
🪨 (13294) Rockox
🪨 (23871) 1998 RC76
🪨 (59980) 1999 SG6
🪨 (88055) 2000 VA28

These are the seven Main Belt asteroids that the 🚀 MBR Explorer will visit during its seven years journey

https://thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/05/29/mbr-explorer-uae-unveils-details-of-its-mission-to-the-main-asteroid-belt by Sarwat Nasir

#universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #solarsystem #mainbelt #asteroids #mbrexplorer #spacecraft #space #science #research also: #startrek

Asteroids seen by #JWST-MIRI: Radiometric size, distance, and orbit constraints (including an unknown object, detected in all nine MIRI bands in close apparent proximity to #asteroid #10920): https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2023/02/aa45304-22/aa45304-22.html -> Webb Detects Extremely Small #MainBelt Asteroid: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-108 and https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_detects_extremely_small_main-belt_asteroid and https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-detects-extremely-small-main-belt-asteroid