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Rubin 天文台的早期巡天已带来 11,000 颗新小行星

Vera C. Rubin 天文台的初步观测已发现超过 11,000 颗此前未知的小行星，为科学家在全面运行后预期的发现速度提供了早期一瞥。

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Rubin 的初步数据已发现超过 11,000 颗未知小行星。
该天文台探测移动天体的速度已超过传统巡天。

DT Editorial AI·Apr 5, 2026·via space.com

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Rubin Observatory Will Spot Asteroids Hours Before Impact

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

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Rubin Observatory can detect one-meter asteroids hours before Earth impact
3.2-gigapixel camera surveys entire sky every few nights

DT Editorial AI·Mar 11, 2026·4 min read·via universetoday.com

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This artist's illustration represents the alerts that the VRO generates. Each alert represents something changing in the night sky, from supernova explosions, to active galactic nuclei, to asteroids, to variable stars. Image Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/P. Marenfeld/J. Pinto

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Rubin Observatory Poised to Image More Objects Than All Telescopes in History Combined

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.

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