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Rubin Observatory Finds Fastest-Spinning Large Asteroid in First Commissioning Data

The peer-reviewed result validates Rubin's LSST Camera as a powerful engine for rapid small-body discovery.

PNAS Study Finds Rare Water-Rich Meteorite Relics in Chang'e-6 Far-Side Samples

Ryugu Samples Reveal Late Flowing Water That Upends Asteroid Water Models

Ryugu Samples Reveal Billion-Year-Late Liquid Water and a Far Wetter Parent Asteroid

Bennu Samples Tie Asteroid Color Differences to Surface Exposure Age

OSIRIS-REx Samples Show Bennu’s Presolar Stardust, Interstellar Organics, and Faster-Than-Expected Weathering

Psyche Spacecraft Snaps Distant Earth–Moon Portrait During Instrument Checkout