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Astronomers discover fastest-ever spinning asteroid — over half a kilometer wide — using the world's largest digital camera stationed at the Rubin Observatory (www6.slac.stanford.edu)
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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

half a kilometer isnt that big as far as most asteroid goes. the most devastating ones were over 10km.

[–] StealThisComment@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

I don't care how big it is, spinning asteroids should not be allowed to use digital cameras.