A newly spotted space rock has just shattered the speed record for large asteroids, spinning so quickly that by all expectations it should have torn itself apart. The object, named 2025 MN45, is ...
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Vera Rubin Observatory finds asteroid nearly the size of 8 football fields spinning every two minutes
A large asteroid is spinning so fast that it should break apart, according to new data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Within the huge population of asteroids observed by the observatory, ...
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This artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN 45 — the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever found. The asteroid is shown surrounded by many other asteroids, ...
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