Ultra-fast asteroid rotation threatens space-mining missions
Using an instrument called HiPERCAM, is attached to the Gran Telescopio Canarias in La Palma, Spain, a team of researchers recently found that the near-Earth asteroid 2022 OB5 is rotating once every 1.542 minutes, classifying the space rock as an "ultra-fast rotator."Continue ReadingCategory: Space Systems, EngineeringTags: Asteroid Mining
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