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Preliminary observations from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have already uncovered more than 11,000 previously unknown asteroids, offering an early glimpse of the discovery pace scientists expect once full operations are

The Vera Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey will detect one-meter class objects heading for Earth, enabling precise impact site predictions.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, featuring the world's largest digital camera at 3.2 gigapixels, is preparing to begin its decade-long survey of the southern sky. In its first year alone, the telescope will catalog more objects than every other optical observatory in human history combined.