An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...
There will be plenty of chances to spot shooting stars throughout 2026, with meteor showers putting on a show nearly every ...
2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...
Scientists initially proposed two possibilities. Either the meteorite entered in an extremely unusual way, or it was moved by ...
A piece of Mars delivered from space is soon going to the auction circuit, and is supposedly going to demand a hefty price. The piece, NWA 16788, uncovered on December 16, 2023, from the remote Agadez ...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has identified asteroid 2025 MN45, a 710-meter object spinning at an unprecedented rate of once ...
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World’s largest camera detects fastest-spinning asteroid with diameter over 0.3 miles
The asteroid, 2025 MN45, completes a full rotation once every 1.88 minutes, meaning it must have a very high strength to keep ...
A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million. It’s up for auction at Sotheby’s. Known as NWA 16788, the meteorite weighs 54 pounds (24.5 kilograms ...
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