At 710 meters (just under half a mile) wide, this space rock sets a record for how fast it spins on its axis: about one ...
Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate ...
2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...
An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...
Usually, asteroids of that size spin at a speed of 2.2 hours to avoid fragmentation, which means that 2025 MN45 is ...
Out in the depths of space, somewhere in between Mars and Jupiter, is a newly discovered asteroid that's breaking records.
🚨Record-breaking asteroid spotted by NSF–DOE @VRubinObs 🚨 Using early data from the LSST Camera, astronomers have ...
Scientists have discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid sized over 0.3 miles in diameter, which is rotating about once every ...
A test model of the Perseverance rover, designed to explore the surface of Mars, sits in a garage at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...
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.
Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.