During a special observation run from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS) repeatedly ...

Asteroids are one of the most interesting space objects found in the blank, which remain in the form of space debris left ...

Astronomers have spotted a rare, rule-breaking quasar in the early Universe that appears to be growing its central black hole ...

A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

A team led by University of Washington astronomers has discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer. The asteroid — found while analyzing data from the NSF–DOE ...

An artist's rendering of 2025 MN45 - the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever found. Photo: NSF-DOE ...

2025 MN45 is the fastest spinning asteroid with a diameter over 500 metres. The asteroid measures 710 meters across, and ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered asteroid 2025 MN45 spins fastest for its size, rotating every 1.88 minutes Asteroid 2025 MN45 is about 2,329 feet wide, roughly the length of eight football fields The asteroid ...

The telescope's view of a portion of the Virgo Cluster is bombarded by asteroids, captured as tricolored streaks. Credit: RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF / DOE / AURA A new telescope in Chile has ...

Scientists using a powerful new sky survey telescope have discovered something extraordinary: an asteroid larger than six football fields spinning like a top at breakneck speed, completing a full ...