Researchers say the #RubinObservatory has detected an #asteroid that's nearly a half-mile wide and makes a full revolution in less than two minutes. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/rubin-observatory-asteroid-spins-fast-record/ #AAS #Space

The University of Washington was one of the founding partners in the effort to build the #RubinObservatory - and now that Rubin's first pictures of the cosmos have been released, UW astronomers are taking a victory lap and looking forward to the discoveries to come. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/university-of-washington-rubin-observatory/#Space#LSST