The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has Discovered 11,000 New Asteroids, and It's Barely Even Started!
Summary
The Rubin Observatory's LSST will generate about 30 petabytes of data over 10 years to inventory the Solar System, transients, and the Milky Way. In early data, scientists discovered 11,000 new asteroids, confirmed by the IAU MPC, demonstrating the power of Rubin's detection pipeline and opening the door to many more discoveries of NEOs and TNOs. The article highlights advanced software, large-scale data processing, and open data access enabling rapid scientific analysis.