ASTA LA VISTA: Astronomers Find 2,000 New Asteroids In Their Own Files

In this Hubble observation taken on 5 December 2005 the Main Belt asteroid 2001 SE101 passes in front of the Crab Nebula. Note: This photo is from a press release. (NASA, ESA HST, Melina Thеvenot/Newsflash) In this Hubble observation taken on 5 December 2005 the Main Belt asteroid 2001 SE101 passes in front of the Crab Nebula. Note: This photo is from a press release. (NASA, ESA HST, Melina Thеvenot/Newsflash)
Copyrights: NASA, ESA HST, Melina Thеvenot/Newsflash

10 May 2022
Astronomers have unearthed traces of nearly 2,000 previously unknown asteroids found by the Hubble Space Telescope but hidden in its files for 20 years. Artificial intelligence has helped scientists discover a total of 1,701 new asteroid trails which could unlock the secrets of how Earth...