Vera C. Rubin Observatory Detects 11,000 Asteroids, Including 33 Near-Earth Objects
Astronomers at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, part of the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Energy, have made a significant discovery by detecting over 11,000 new asteroids. This includes 33 previously unknown Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). The findings were submitted to the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, marking the largest single batch of asteroid discoveries in the past year. The observations were made over a month-and-a-half period, involving around a million observations. Among these, some asteroids had been previously observed but were lost due to uncertain orbits. The largest of the newly discovered NEOs is approximately 1,640 feet wide, but none pose a threat to Earth. 
