Early data from Rubin Observatory reveals over 11,000 new asteroids

April 2, 2026 | UW News

Using preliminary data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists led by Prof. Mario Jurić and the Rubin solar system team at the University of Washington have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids in our solar system. The findings include hundreds of distant worlds beyond Neptune as well as 33 previously unknown […]

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