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Rubin Observatory Discovers Fastest-Spinning Large Asteroid Ever Seen

Publicado em 11 de janeiro de 2026
In early 2026, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory spotted an asteroid breaking an extremely fast spin record. Dubbed 2025 MN45, this roughly 0.4-mile-wide rock in the main asteroid belt spins once every 1.88 minutes, making it the fastest-spinning known asteroid over 500 meters across. At 710 meters wide, MN45 is about the size of eight football fields. This record was found in a survey of nearly 2,000 newly discovered asteroids using Rubin's powerful new telescope. Record-breaking [...]