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Gut 11.000 neue Asteroiden auf einen Streich. Rubin-Observatorium identifiziert Rekordmenge zuvor unerkannter Asteroiden. #Asteroiden #Sonnensystem #RubinObservatory
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This asteroid is spinning fast enough to set a record
Astronomers say they’ve found an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.The asteroid, known as 2025 MN45, is nearly half a mile (710 meters) in diameter and makes a full rotation every 1.88 minutes, based on an analysis of data from the Vera C. Rub
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/07/this-asteroid-is-spinning-fast-enough-to-set-a-record/
#GeekWire #AAS #Asteroids #RubinObservatory #Space #UniversityOfWashington -
Researchers say the #RubinObservatory has detected an #asteroid that's nearly a half-mile wide and makes a full revolution in less than two minutes. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/rubin-observatory-asteroid-spins-fast-record/ #AAS #Space
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Sunset on Cerro Pachón
Credits: RubinObs/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/W. O'Mullane
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/54527772687_2aacd1919a_o-CC/#Rubin #RubinObservatory #Astronomy #sunset #sunsetphotography #photography #CerroPachon
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Snow at Cerro Pachón
Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno
#CerroPachon #Rubin #RubinObservatory #GeminiSouth #SOARtelescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography
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NOIRLab image of the week
Research on the Ridge
Featuring Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Gemini South Telescope, SOAR Telescope, and the former Calypso Telescope, now repurposed as Rubin Auxiliary Telescope.
Credit: O. Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Release date: Jan. 15, 2025
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2503a/#NOIRLab #Rubin #CerroPachón #Chile #RubinObservatory #photography #Gemini #Telescope #GemeniSouth #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #science #STEM #iotw #CerroPachon