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A large asteroid is spinning so fast that it should break apart, according to new data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Within the huge population of asteroids observed by the observatory, ...

Haumea is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. A single day on the dwarf planet is only about 4 Earth hours long. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

This artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN 45 — the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever found. The asteroid is shown surrounded by many other asteroids, ...

XMM-Newton has caught the fading glow of a tiny celestial object, revealing its rotation rate for the first time. The new information confirms this particular object as one of an extremely rare class ...

To demonstrate the system, the researchers showed that it could reconstruct real-time high-quality still images of a model jet engine rotating at about ∼2170 rpm (top images) and a CPU cooling fan ...