Haumea is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. A single day on the dwarf planet is only about 4 Earth hours long. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever ...

A large asteroid is spinning so fast that it should break apart, according to new data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Within the huge population of asteroids observed by the observatory, ...

A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

A British amateur astronomer has discovered the fastest rotating natural object known in our Solar System. His observations, made using a telescope normally shared by school students and professional ...

Scientists have discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid sized over 0.3 miles in diameter, which is rotating about once every two minutes. Dubbed 2025 MN45, the space rock is some 2,300 feet across ...

This artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN 45 — the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever found. The asteroid is shown surrounded by many other asteroids, ...

Objects rotating at high speed are a feature of modern engineering in various fields, and online inspection of them is a critical challenge. A project at China's Jinan University has now developed a ...

An artist's rendering of 2025 MN45 - the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever found. Photo: NSF-DOE ...