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An asteroid discovery algorithm - designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory s upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky - has identified its first potentially hazard
An asteroid-hunting algorithm set to be implemented in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 10-year survey spotted its first potentially hazardous asteroid, proving the algorithm’s capabilities in advance of the observatory’s opening.