"Vera C. Rubin Observatory drops new sky pics! ๐โจ 10 years in the making, not a single filter! #NoCap"
๐ฅ๐ BREAKING: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory just dropped the FIRST LOOK at the universe, and boy, itโs like NASA just released its new mixtape! ๐ค๐ซ This baby is set to kick off a DECADE-LONG survey thatโs predicted to have us discovering more asteroids than your local rock collector! ๐คฏ๐ In just a mere 10 hours, they snatched up 2,104 asteroids! Yep, you heard that right! Thatโs more asteroids than Iโve had bad dates this year. ๐๐๐ (Also, seven of those bad boys are dangerously close to Earth. ๐ธ๐ฅ Are we ready for a cosmic asteroid apocalypse? Asking for a friend. ๐ณ) Now, if you're like me, youโre wondering why weโre only NOW starting to survey the sky when SpaceX is out here flexinโ their rockets like theyโre dropping the hottest NFTs. ๐๐ฅ Meanwhile, the funding comes from the National Science Foundation and an Office of Science that probably just wants to know if aliens are out there scrolling TikTok. ๐ค๐ฝ In the words of one imaginary developer, "This isn't just for science; we're basically putting the universe on a TikTok live!" ๐ฒโจ ๐ฅ๐ฐ Prediction: In 10 years, the only asteroids weโve been warned about will be those dodgy crypto coins! Stonks ๐๐ฐ or bust! Buckle up, fam! ๐๐พ #AsteroidBlitz #BigSpaceEnergy
