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Rubin Observatory Stuns World with 2,104 New Asteroid Discoveries in Days, Revolutionizing Space Surveillance

Rubin Observatory Stuns World with 2,104 New Asteroid Discoveries in Days, Revolutionizing Space Surveillance

Rubin Observatory Stuns World with 2,104 New Asteroid Discoveries in Days, Revolutionizing Space Surveillance The scientific community is buzzing with excitement following the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first image release conference, held just yesterday, Monday, June 23. In a groundbreaking revelation, the observatory announced it had identified an astonishing 2,104 previously unknown asteroids in our solar system, all from just a few nights of initial data collection. Among these, seven have been classified as near-Earth objects (NEOs), though thankfully, none…

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Asteroid 2024 YR4: A Revised Assessment of Lunar Impact Probability

Asteroid 2024 YR4: A Revised Assessment of Lunar Impact Probability

Asteroid 2024 YR4: A Revised Assessment of Lunar Impact Probability Recent observations by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have led to a reassessment of the potential impact risk posed by asteroid 2024 YR4. While initial concerns focused on a potential Earth collision, the probability of this event has been significantly reduced. However, the likelihood of an impact with the Moon has increased. Initially classified as a “city killer” due to its estimated size of 174-220 feet (approximately the size of…

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