Carnegie Institution for Science: Fast-moving Asteroid Found in Sun's Glare
October 17, 2025
October 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2025:
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Fast-moving asteroid found in Sun's glare
Meet 2025 SC79, which has the second-fastest unique asteroid orbit in the Solar System. It orbits the Sun in just 128 days!
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A newly discovered asteroid travels around the Sun in just 128 days--the second-fastest unique asteroid orbit in the Solar System. First observed by Car . . .
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Fast-moving asteroid found in Sun's glare
Meet 2025 SC79, which has the second-fastest unique asteroid orbit in the Solar System. It orbits the Sun in just 128 days!
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A newly discovered asteroid travels around the Sun in just 128 days--the second-fastest unique asteroid orbit in the Solar System. First observed by Car . . .