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Over 11,000 New Asteroids, Including 33 Near-Earth Objects, Spotted By Rubin Observatory In Just A Few WeeksThe model shows a total of almost 12,700 asteroids that were discovered with Rubin over the span of 1.6 years: 73 were discovered during the first early test observations using Rubin’s Commissioning Camera in late 2024 and released as part of Rubin’s Data Preview 1 in Summer 2025; 1514 were discovered during First Look observations in April and May 2025; and the recent 11,000+ asteroids were discovered using observations taken during Rubin’s early optimization surveys in Summer 2025.

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Over 11,000 New Asteroids, Including 33 Near-Earth Objects, Spotted By Rubin Observatory In Just A Few WeeksThe model shows a total of almost 12,700 asteroids that were discovered with Rubin over the span of 1.6 years: 73 were discovered during the first early test observations using Rubin’s Commissioning Camera in late 2024 and released as part of Rubin’s Data Preview 1 in Summer 2025; 1514 were discovered during First Look observations in April and May 2025; and the recent 11,000+ asteroids were discovered using observations taken during Rubin’s early optimization surveys in Summer 2025.
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Over 11,000 New Asteroids, Including 33 Near-Earth Objects, Spotted By Rubin Observatory In Just A Few Weeks

clock-iconApril 3, 2026

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NASA Officials Said We Can’t Stop Near-Earth Asteroids – How Worried Should We Be?An illustration of a fiery asteroid heading towards Earth

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NASA Officials Said We Can’t Stop Near-Earth Asteroids – How Worried Should We Be?An illustration of a fiery asteroid heading towards Earth
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NASA Officials Said We Can’t Stop Near-Earth Asteroids – How Worried Should We Be?

clock-iconFebruary 19, 2026
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18 Asteroids Passed Earth Closer Than The Moon In November – All Of Them Were Discovered That Monthartist impression of a meteorite flying by Earth

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18 Asteroids Passed Earth Closer Than The Moon In November – All Of Them Were Discovered That Monthartist impression of a meteorite flying by Earth
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18 Asteroids Passed Earth Closer Than The Moon In November – All Of Them Were Discovered That Month

clock-iconDecember 1, 2025
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NASA’s Latest Asteroid Impact Exercise Sees How We Could Fail To Protect The Earththe earth from space and overimposde a swarm of asteroids. Their leading edges is glowing with heat as they approach the planet

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NASA’s Latest Asteroid Impact Exercise Sees How We Could Fail To Protect The Earththe earth from space and overimposde a swarm of asteroids. Their leading edges is glowing with heat as they approach the planet
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NASA’s Latest Asteroid Impact Exercise Sees How We Could Fail To Protect The Earth

clock-iconJune 24, 2024
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It's 10 Years Since The Most Spectacular Meteor Impact In Living MemoryThe trail of the meteorite impact that exploded above Chelyabinsk in February 2013.

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It's 10 Years Since The Most Spectacular Meteor Impact In Living MemoryThe trail of the meteorite impact that exploded above Chelyabinsk in February 2013.
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It's 10 Years Since The Most Spectacular Meteor Impact In Living Memory

clock-iconFebruary 15, 2023
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Is That You, Santa? Christmas Asteroid Will Cruise The Skies This MonthSanta Claus and a girl sit on a roof pointing at a star in the night sky.

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Is That You, Santa? Christmas Asteroid Will Cruise The Skies This MonthSanta Claus and a girl sit on a roof pointing at a star in the night sky.
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Is That You, Santa? Christmas Asteroid Will Cruise The Skies This Month

clock-iconDecember 12, 2022
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New Map Shows That Asteroids Hit Earth Far More Often Than We Thoughtarticle image

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New Map Shows That Asteroids Hit Earth Far More Often Than We Thoughtarticle image
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New Map Shows That Asteroids Hit Earth Far More Often Than We Thought

clock-iconNovember 18, 2014