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Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Rubin Observatory Logs 11,000 New Asteroids in Early Data Sweep

The early haul shows the survey is ready to find hazardous objects at scale.

Rubin Observatory Unveils 11,000 Newly Discovered Asteroids

Rubin Observatory Goes Live With Real-Time Sky Alerts, Sending 800,000 in First Night

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

Rubin Observatory Study Finds Record-Fast Main-Belt Asteroid Spinning Every 113 Seconds

EarthSky Names 2025’s Top Stories, Led by Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Researchers Identify Compact 'Inner Kernel' in the Kuiper Belt at 43 AU

NASA Declares Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS a Natural Comet, Not Alien Spacecraft

Hubble Captures Coma of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as Experts Uphold Natural Origin

Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images and Activates Rapid Data Pipeline

Rubin Observatory Unveils First Deep-Sky Survey Images, Activates Rapid Alert System

Rubin Observatory Unveils First Images, Discovers 2,104 New Asteroids

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Deep-Sky Images

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Unveils First Deep-Sky Images

Rubin Observatory Unveils First Deep-Space Images From World’s Largest Camera

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Releases First Sky Images and Finds 2,000 Asteroids

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Set to Unveil First Light Images on June 23

Vera C. Rubin Observatory to Release Its First Images on June 23

World’s Largest Digital Camera Installed at Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Largest Digital Camera to Begin Decade-Long Survey of the Southern Sky