Finding 40,000 asteroids before they find us

The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids ...
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One Of The Largest Asteroids In The Solar System Could Be A Piece Of A Long-Lost Planet

The second-largest asteroid in the solar system is Vesta, and it may be a piece of an ancient lost planet. Previously, it was believed that Vesta was on the path to becoming a planet. Rocky planets ...
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First images from the largest camera ever built reveal millions of galaxies

(CNN) — The first test images from a groundbreaking observatory named for trailblazing astronomer Vera Rubin have captured the light from millions of distant stars and galaxies on an unprecedented ...
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World's largest digital camera likely to discover interstellar objects, millions of asteroids

The $571-million National Science Foundation and Department of Energy facility on top of the summit of Cerro Pachon in Chile is still in commissioning and set to begin the 10-year Legacy Survey of ...