Over 11,000 New Asteroids Discovered by Observatory
天文台發現超過 11,000 顆新小行星
In a remarkable leap for space exploration, the Vera C.
在太空探索的一項非凡飛躍中，位於智利的薇拉．
Rubin Observatory in Chile has identified over 11,000 new asteroids.
魯賓天文台鑑定出超過11,000顆新小行星。
This massive haul, achieved during preliminary surveys in 2025, represents the largest single batch of detections submitted to the International Astronomical Union in a year.
這批在2025年初步調查中獲得的龐大收穫，是國際天文學聯合會在一年內收到的最大單一偵測數量。
Among these findings are 33 near-Earth objects, none of which pose a threat to our planet, and roughly 380 distant trans-Neptunian objects.
在這些發現中，包含33顆近地天體，沒有任何一顆對我們的行星構成威脅，還有大約380顆遙遠的海王星外天體。
The observatory utilizes the world’s largest digital camera and advanced software developed at the University of Washington to track faint, fast-moving space rocks.
該天文台使用了世界上最大的數位相機和華盛頓大學開發的先進軟體，以追蹤黯淡且快速移動的太空岩石。
Remarkably, the system also "re-found" 80,000 previously known asteroids that had been considered lost.
值得一提的是，該系統還「重新發現」了80,000顆先前已知但被認為失蹤的小行星。
The observatory has yet to begin its official 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
該天文台尚未開始其為期10年的「時空遺產調查」。
Once fully operational, scientists expect to discover a similar number of asteroids every few nights.
一旦全面運作，科學家預計每幾晚就能發現相同數量的小行星。
Over the next decade, this project is set to triple the known asteroid population, providing invaluable insights into the formation and history of our solar system.
在接下來的十年內，該專案預計將使已知的小行星總數增加三倍，為太陽系的形成與歷史提供寶貴的見解。
