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. “This first large submission after Rubin First Look is just the tip of the iceberg and shows that the observatory is ready,” said Mario Jurić, a UW professor of astronomy and leader of Rubin’s solar system team, which is located at the University of Washington.

Read full UW story here, adapted from a  press release by NOIRLab.